Legal Opinion

Hooper v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided May 6, 1907PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal front Jackson Circuit Court . — Hon. Henry L. MoGune, Judge. (1) The instructions asked and given for the plaintiff wholly fail to advise the jury what issues they are to determine, hut leave, the same to the unrestrained action thereof. Butcher v. Deane, 15 Mo. 271; Gessly v. Railroad, 26 Mo. App. 156; Fleischmann v. Miller, 38 Mo. App. 177; Allen v. Transit Co., 183 Mo. 532; Boyd v. Transit Co., 108 Mo. App. 306; Summers v. Transit Co., 108 Mo.

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Appeal front Jackson Circuit Court . — Hon. Henry L. MoGune, Judge. (1) The instructions asked and given for the plaintiff wholly fail to advise the jury what issues they are to determine, hut leave, the same to the unrestrained action thereof. Butcher v. Deane, 15 Mo. 271; Gessly v. Railroad, 26 Mo. App. 156; Fleischmann v. Miller, 38 Mo. App. 177; Allen v. Transit Co., 183 Mo. 532; Boyd v. Transit Co., 108 Mo. App. 306; Summers v. Transit Co., 108 Mo. App. 325; Schroeder v. Transit Co., Ill Mo. App. 76; Hamilton v. Railroad, 114 Mo. App. 513; Kohr v. Railroad, not yet reported. (2)…

1Opinion of the CourtJohnson, J.

Action to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained in consequence of the negligence of defendant. Plaintiff recovered judgment in the snm of two hundred and fifty dollars and defendant appealed.. The injury occurred on November 20, 1903, while plaintiff was a passenger on a cable train operated by defendant on one of its lines of street railway in Kansas,City. The train consisted of a grip car and trailer. Plaintiff boarded the latter vehicle, and owing to its crowded condition, stood on the front platform which was provided in front and at the end opposite the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Orcutt v. Century Building Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1907
  2. Casey v. Wrought Iron Bridge Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1905
  3. Allen v. St. Louis Transit Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1904
  4. Sweeney v. Kansas City Cable Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1899
  5. Hamilton v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1905

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Zalotuchin v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1907
  2. Kansas City Automobile Auction Co. v. OverallMissouri Court of Appeals · 1951
  3. O'Leary v. Kansas CityMissouri Court of Appeals · 1907
  4. Landrum v. St. Louis & San Francisco RailroadMissouri Court of Appeals · 1908

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