Lamb v. Missouri Pacific Railroad
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from, Gass Circuit Court. — Hon. W. W. Wood, Judge. (1) Under plaintiff’s own admissions, the undisputed testimony, and the physical facts, this court should, as a matter of law, declare that plaintiff was guilty ’of negligence directly contributing to her own injury, and is not entitled to recover.
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Appeal from, Gass Circuit Court. — Hon. W. W. Wood, Judge. (1) Under plaintiff’s own admissions, the undisputed testimony, and the physical facts, this court should, as a matter of law, declare that plaintiff was guilty ’of negligence directly contributing to her own injury, and is not entitled to recover. Payne v. Railroad, 136 Mo. 562; Culbertson v. Railroad, 140 Mo. 35; Iluggart v. Railroad, 134 Mo. 679; Watson v. Railroad, 133 Mo. 251; Lane v. Railroad, 132 Mo. 4; Kelsay v. Railroad, 129 Mo. 362; Lowing v. Railroad, 128 Mo. 358; Hayden v. Railroad, 124 Mo. 566; Boyd v. Railroad, 105 Mo.…
1Opinion of the CourtBurgess, J.
— This is an action by the plaintiff Mrs. Lamb (her husband Harvey Lamb joining in the suit with her), for $10,000 damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by her being run against, knocked down and bruised about the face, head and limbs, and her left heel and the under portion of her left foot crushed by a tender, which was attached to one of defendant’s engines.
The case was tried to a jury who rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiffs assessing the damages at $3,000, upon which judgment was rendered. Defendant appeals.
The amended petition upon which the case was tried…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Huhn v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1887
- Nagel v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1882
- Gratiot v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1893
- Tabler v. Hannibal & St. Joseph RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1887
- Keim v. Union Railway & Transit Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1886
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- Liddle v. ThompsonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1942
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