Bright v. Thacher
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis. —Hon. Leo S. Rassieur, Judge. (1) The court erred in refusing to give the peremptory instruction asked by the defendant, Arthur Thacher, at the close of the plaintiff’s case, and also at the close of all . the evidence.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis. —Hon. Leo S. Rassieur, Judge. (1) The court erred in refusing to give the peremptory instruction asked by the defendant, Arthur Thacher, at the close of the plaintiff’s case, and also at the close of all . the evidence. The mere ownership of an automobile purchased by a father for the use and pleasure of himself and family does not render him liable in damages to a third person injured through the negligence of his daughter while operating the same in furtherance of her own pleasure; and the fact that she had the father’s special or…
1Opinion of the CourtBecker, J.
This is an action seeking to recover damages for the death of one Charles W. Bright, alleged to have been caused by the negligent handling of an automobile OAvned by the defendant, Arthur Thacher, while the machine was being driven by his daughter, Theodora Thacher, also a defendant, said accident having occurred on July 13, 1915', at the intersection of Kingshighway and Washington avenue, in the City of St. Louis, Missouri.
In the petition, which Avas filed on the 15th day of September, 1915', the negligence assigned on the part of the defendants is that the defendant, Theodora Thacher,…
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