Salmon v. Kansas City
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. H. L. McGune, Judge. (1) The law is strongly and intelligently stated in the leading case of Linnehan v. Rollins, 137 Mass. 123. The samé principle is applied in Scott v. Springfield, 81 Mo. App. 312. The power of control is the canse, the liability of the city is the effect. Liability follows control. An interesting case in point is the City of Chicago v. Dermody, 61 111. 431. Joliet v. Harwood, 86 111. 110, is a blasting case.
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Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. H. L. McGune, Judge. (1) The law is strongly and intelligently stated in the leading case of Linnehan v. Rollins, 137 Mass. 123. The samé principle is applied in Scott v. Springfield, 81 Mo. App. 312. The power of control is the canse, the liability of the city is the effect. Liability follows control. An interesting case in point is the City of Chicago v. Dermody, 61 111. 431. Joliet v. Harwood, 86 111. 110, is a blasting case. The opinion has been approved and followed in Illinois, and the case has been cited with approval in Massachusetts. Harding…
1Opinion of the CourtFerriss, J.
— Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court of Jackson county sustaining a demurrer to the petition filed by plaintiff charging negligence resulting in personal injuries. The petition was filed on the 15th day of July, 1905, and covers nearly thirty printed pages. The suit was filed against Kansas City and Robert J. Boyd Paving & Construction Company, but subsequently dismissed as to the Construction Company.
It appears from the petition that on the 13th day of May, 1901, Kansas City entered into a contract with the Construction Company for constructing a district sewer in said city by said…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Norwalk Gaslight Co. v. Borough of NorwalkSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1893
- Samuelson v. Cleveland Iron Mining Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1882
- Calvert v. Springfield Electric Light & Power Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1907
- Clark v. St. Louis & Suburban Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1911
- Foster v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
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- Woolen v. Aerojet General CorporationCalifornia Supreme Court · 1962
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- Wolczak v. National Electric Products Corp.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1961
- Lipka v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- Joseph R. Foard Co. v. Maryland ex rel. GoralskiCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1914
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