Dreyfus v. St. Louis & Suburban Railway Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Son. Walter B. Douglas, Judge. (1) The court erred in not sustaining the defendant’s demurrer to the evidence. Champagne v. Harney, 189 Mo. 729; Payne v. Railway, 136 Mo. 575; Powell v. Railway, 76 Mo. 85. (2) The court erred in refusing to permit the defendant to shoAV by the witness Houck that the deposition of the plaintiff had been altered.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Son. Walter B. Douglas, Judge. (1) The court erred in not sustaining the defendant’s demurrer to the evidence. Champagne v. Harney, 189 Mo. 729; Payne v. Railway, 136 Mo. 575; Powell v. Railway, 76 Mo. 85. (2) The court erred in refusing to permit the defendant to shoAV by the witness Houck that the deposition of the plaintiff had been altered. Mark v. Hart, 166 Mo. 523. (3) The court erred in permitting the plaintiff to prove, over the objection of the defendant, what the defendant’s conductor had said after the alleged accident had happened about…
1Opinion of the CourtBland, P. J.
(after stating the facts.) — 1. Prior to the trial, plaintiff’s deposition was taken before a notary public on statutory notice. In her deposition, in answer to interrogatories propounded to her, plaintiff stated several times that the car did not stop, for her to get off. Her evidence was taken down in shorthand by the notary. For the reason it was inconvenient for *590plaintiff to return to the notary’s office, or on account of- her indisposition, it was agreed between the parties that her counsel might sign her deposition for her after it had been written .out in long-hand. The deposition was…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Tanner v. Lindell Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1904
- Longan v. WeltmerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1904
- O'Brien v. St. Louis Transit Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1904
- Breen v. St. Louis Transit Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1903
- Boggs v. Pacific Steam Laundry Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1901
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