Vaughn v. Scade
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis Law Commissioner’s Court. This was an action to recover damages for an injury to an infant son of the plaintiff, an injury alleged to have been caused by the negligent driving of a carriage by a servant of defendant. At the trial, when the cause was called for trial, the plaintiff demanded a jury, and the defendants demanded that the action should be tried by a jury of twelve men, insisting upon 'that number under the constitution.
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Appeal from St. Louis Law Commissioner’s Court. This was an action to recover damages for an injury to an infant son of the plaintiff, an injury alleged to have been caused by the negligent driving of a carriage by a servant of defendant. At the trial, when the cause was called for trial, the plaintiff demanded a jury, and the defendants demanded that the action should be tried by a jury of twelve men, insisting upon 'that number under the constitution. The court refused to empannel a jury of more than six persons. Exceptions were duly taken. Much testimony was adduced to show the…
1Opinion of the CourtScott, Judge
This was an action for negligently driving a carriage, whereby a child of the plaintiff was injured, by which the child’s services were lost and expenses incurred in curing him. There was a judgment for the plaintiff.
The case originated in the' law commissioner’s court, and was tried there. On the cause being called for trial, the plaintiff demanded a jury, and • thereupon the defendants required that the action be tried by a jury of twelve men, objecting to a less number; but the court refused to have empannelled a jury of more than six, to which the defendants excepted.
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