Reber v. Bell Telephone Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Rhodes 3. Cave, Judge. (1) The court in giving a peremptory instruction to find for respondent in the sum of $1 committed no error of which respondent may complain, because while the testimony showed that some of the trimming of trees- on respondent’s property was done by linemen on the payroll of the appellant, there was no testimony that such trimming ivas done under the. direction of appellant.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Rhodes 3. Cave, Judge. (1) The court in giving a peremptory instruction to find for respondent in the sum of $1 committed no error of which respondent may complain, because while the testimony showed that some of the trimming of trees- on respondent’s property was done by linemen on the payroll of the appellant, there was no testimony that such trimming ivas done under the. direction of appellant. (2) The court in giving a peremptory instruction to find for respondent in the sum of $1 committed no error of which respondent may complain, because…
1Opinion of the CourtAllen, J.
This is an action to recover damages for injuries done to certain shade trees belonging to plaintiff, situated upon her property in Webster Groves, Missouri, abutting on the north line of Lockwood avenue, a public street extending from east to west in said city. It appears that certain telegraph poles of defendant had for years stood in Lockwood avenue near the northern edge of the roadway, i. e., somewhat south of the north curb; that Lockwood avenue was improved, necessitating the removal of these poles, and that defendant thereupon erected new poles north of the curb line. The old poles…
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