Legal Opinion

Schweickhardt v. City of St. Louis

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided July 3, 1876PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. cited: Rev. Ord.,:ch. 13, Art. 3,. séc. 2. cited : Adams v. Carlisle, 21 Pick. 146 ; Holmon v. Townsend, 13 Mete. 297; Horton v. Ipswick, 12 Cush. ,488 ; Tuttle v. ...Holyoke, & Gray, -447 ; Seads v. Dennis, 105 Mass. 310; .James v. San Francisco, 6. Cal. 528 ; .Barry v. City of St. Louis, 17 Mo. 121; Green v. Portland, 32 Me. 431; Murphy v. Chicago, 29 Ill. 279. cited: Barry v. City of St. Louis, 17 Mo. 121; Morgan v. Bow- „ man, 22 Mo.…

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Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. cited: Rev. Ord.,:ch. 13, Art. 3,. séc. 2. cited : Adams v. Carlisle, 21 Pick. 146 ; Holmon v. Townsend, 13 Mete. 297; Horton v. Ipswick, 12 Cush. ,488 ; Tuttle v. ...Holyoke, & Gray, -447 ; Seads v. Dennis, 105 Mass. 310; .James v. San Francisco, 6. Cal. 528 ; .Barry v. City of St. Louis, 17 Mo. 121; Green v. Portland, 32 Me. 431; Murphy v. Chicago, 29 Ill. 279. cited: Barry v. City of St. Louis, 17 Mo. 121; Morgan v. Bow- „ man, 22 Mo. 538 ; Darnstadter v. Moynehan,.27 Mich. 188 ; Barbour v. White, 37 Ill. 1.64 ; Wood et al. v. McGuire, 17 Geo. 361.…

1Opinion of the Court

Gantt, P. J.,

delivered the, opinion of the court. ,

Schweickhardt brought an action, on January 20, 1872, against James Lynch, the city of St. Louis, B. Gratz Brown, Philip W. Schneider, John D. Stone, and Thomas Allen. The amended petition showed that, on or about December 11,1871, the defendants caused to be dug at the intersection of Fifth and Market streets,- in the city of St. Louis, a deep and dangerous excavation, and placed in the public street at that point large rocks and other obstructions, rendering the street unsafe, and without signals in the night-time, and plaintiff, walking…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Bassett v. City of St. JosephSupreme Court of Missouri · 1873
  2. Patterson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1817
  3. Smith v. City of St. JosephSupreme Court of Missouri · 1870
  4. Barry v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1852
  5. Morgan v. BowmanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1856

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Dudley v. PrimaNevada Supreme Court · 1968
  2. Miller v. BrydenMissouri Court of Appeals · 1889
  3. Mancuso v. Kansas CityMissouri Court of Appeals · 1898
  4. Lucas v. St. Louis & Suburban Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1903
  5. Cole v. BarronMissouri Court of Appeals · 1880

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