Schaabs v. Woodburn Sarven Wheel Co.

This was an action for damages occasioned by the collision of plaintiff’s and defendant’s wagons on 14th street in the City of St. Louis.

The plaintiff’s petition charges that the accident occurred by the negligence of defendant’s driver, and contains two counts; one claiming damages for injuries to plaintiff’s wagon and the other for injuries to his person. The answer of defendant denied all negligence on the part of its driver, and charged that the accident occurred by plaintiff’s own fault.

The plaintiff’s wagon was a light one horse vehicle, the defendant’s, a large platform transfer wagon.…