Cobb v. Lindell Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Jacob Klein, Judge. (1) Tbe petition does not state a cause of action. McQuillin Plead. & Prac., sec. 280; Cook v. Putnam Co., 70 Mo. 668; Bredel v. Alexander, 8 Mo, App. 110; State ex rel. v. Martin, 77 Mo. 676; Jackson v. Railroad, 118 Mo. 199; Railroad v. Calderwood, 7 So. 360; Booth’s Street Ry. Law, sec. 354; Worthington v. Railroad, 72 Mo. App. 162. (2) The demurrer to the evidence should have been sustained.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Jacob Klein, Judge. (1) Tbe petition does not state a cause of action. McQuillin Plead. & Prac., sec. 280; Cook v. Putnam Co., 70 Mo. 668; Bredel v. Alexander, 8 Mo, App. 110; State ex rel. v. Martin, 77 Mo. 676; Jackson v. Railroad, 118 Mo. 199; Railroad v. Calderwood, 7 So. 360; Booth’s Street Ry. Law, sec. 354; Worthington v. Railroad, 72 Mo. App. 162. (2) The demurrer to the evidence should have been sustained. Clotworthy v. Railroad, 80 Mo. 220; Strauss v. Railroad, 75 Id. 185. (3) The case submitted to the jury by plaintiff’s instructions…
1Opinion of the CourtYalliant, J.
Suit for damages for personal injuries alleged to have been received by plaintiff, a passenger, through the negligence of the servants of defendant carrier.
The petition charges that on the evening of August 20, 1893, plaintiff took passage on one of defendant’s street cars at Pinney and Yandeventer avenues in St. Louis, intending *139to be transported to Washington avenue; that shortly after the car left Einney avenue she paid her fare to the conductor and at the same time informed him that she desired to get off at Washington avenue, to which the conductor replied “all right';” that when the car…
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