Ulrich v. City of St. Louis
Supreme Court of Missouri
• Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Cou/rt. (1) The city owed plaintiff while confined in the workhouse reasonable care and protection, and is liable for the injuries received because of the negligence of its servants. (2) A city is liable for negligence in the exercise of powers conferred for its private corporate advantage. Stewart v. New Orleans, 100 Am.
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• Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Cou/rt. (1) The city owed plaintiff while confined in the workhouse reasonable care and protection, and is liable for the injuries received because of the negligence of its servants. (2) A city is liable for negligence in the exercise of powers conferred for its private corporate advantage. Stewart v. New Orleans, 100 Am. Dec.' 218; Bailey v. New York, 3 Hill, 531; Wright v. Augusta, 78 4a. 241; Murtaugh v. St. Louis, 44 Mo. 479; Memphis v. Kimbrough, 12 Heisk. 133. The plaintiff was not a criminal while confined in the workhouse; the action against him…
1Opinion of the CourtThomas, J.
Sherwood, C. J., made a statement and delivered the opinion of division 1 of this court in this case as follows:
“Action for damages for injuries received by plaintiff while he was imprisoned and employed in the *141workhouse, in satisfaction of a- fine imposed for the infraction of a city ordinance. The petition is as follows:
“ ‘Plaintiff states that the city of St. Louis, defendant herein, is and was at the dates hereinafter mentioned a municipal corporation; that on the-day of -plaintiff was arraigned before the police court of the city for breach of the city ordinance, and fined in the sum of…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Ogg v. City of LansingSupreme Court of Iowa · 1872
- Carrington v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1886
- Curran v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1890
- Calwell v. City of BooneSupreme Court of Iowa · 1879
- Murtaugh v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1869
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Pearson v. Kansas CitySupreme Court of Missouri · 1932
- State ex rel. Brown v. WilsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1909
- Cochran v. WilsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1921
- Cassidy v. City of St. JosephSupreme Court of Missouri · 1912
- Auslander v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1933
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