Friedman v. United Railways Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Gran-ville Hogan, Judge. (1) The uneontradicted evidence in this case shows' .that defendant’s street car was going from twenty-five to thirty miles an hour, in violation of the ordinance introduced; and as there is no evidence of contributory negligence oh the part of plaintiff, the verdict of the jury is against the law, the evidence and the weight of the evidence.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Gran-ville Hogan, Judge. (1) The uneontradicted evidence in this case shows' .that defendant’s street car was going from twenty-five to thirty miles an hour, in violation of the ordinance introduced; and as there is no evidence of contributory negligence oh the part of plaintiff, the verdict of the jury is against the law, the evidence and the weight of the evidence. Etlinger v. Kahn, 134 Mo. 492; Schooling v. Railway, .75 Mo. 518; Douglas v. Orr, 58 Mo. 575; State v. Scott, 214 Mo. 261; Doering v. Saum, 56 Mo. 479. (2) The negligence, if any,…
1Opinion of the Court
Plaintiff sued for fifteen thousand dollars damages. Upon a trial the jury returned a verdict for defendant, and she appeals. The basis of the action is a collision, occurring about eight o'clock, p.m. on the 4th day of September, 1918, at Kingshighway and Wise Avenue in the city of St. Louis, between a street car of respondent, and an automobile owned and driven by appellant's husband and in which she was riding. The negligence charged was the violation of the Vigilant Watch Ordinance and the Speed Ordinance of the city of St. Louis. Sundry injuries were alleged. The answer of respondent…
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