Glasscock v. Swafford Bros. Dry Goods Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — No». William B. Teasdale, Judge. (1) There is no evidence that plaintiff’s injury was caused by any actionable negligence of defendant, and hence a verdict should have been ordered in its favor.- As to the presumptions: Wood’s Master and Servant, sec. 382; 2 Thompson on Negligence, sec. 48, p. 1053; Railroad v. Wagner, 33 Kan. 666; Jewett v. Railroad, 50 Mo. App. 551; Nolan v. Shickle, 3 Mo.
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Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — No». William B. Teasdale, Judge. (1) There is no evidence that plaintiff’s injury was caused by any actionable negligence of defendant, and hence a verdict should have been ordered in its favor.- As to the presumptions: Wood’s Master and Servant, sec. 382; 2 Thompson on Negligence, sec. 48, p. 1053; Railroad v. Wagner, 33 Kan. 666; Jewett v. Railroad, 50 Mo. App. 551; Nolan v. Shickle, 3 Mo. App. 305; 0 ’Donnell v. Baum, 38 Mo-. App. 249; Smith v. Railroad, 113 Mo. 82. (2) As to facts necessary to be affirmatively proved: (a) The burden rested upon…
1Opinion of the CourtBroaddus, J.
This is an action brought by plaintiff against defendant, a business corporation, to recover damages for personal injuries claimed to have been received by the former on account of the negligence of the latter. The defendant occupies for the transacting of its' business, which is that of wholesale dry goods, a large building several stories iñ height situate in Kansas City, Missouri. The plaintiff on and some time before September 27,1900, was and had been *660in the employ of defendant, and his duties as such employee were in part to- remove goods from one story of said building to another, as…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Porter v. Hannibal & St. Joseph RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1879
- Yarnell v. Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1893
- Epperson v. Postal Telegraph Cable Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1900
- Gurley v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1891
- Murphy v. Wabash RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1893
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- Van Bibber v. Swift & Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1921
- Removich v. Bambrick Bros. Construction Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1915
- Rhea v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1913
- Beebe v. St. Louis Transit Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1907
- Rowden v. DaniellMissouri Court of Appeals · 1910
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