Anderson v. Orscheln Bros. Truck Lines, Inc.
Supreme Court of Missouri
1Opinion of the Court
HOUSER, Commissioner.
This is a damage suit for personal injuries sustained by Walter Anderson at the freight station of Orscheln Bros. Truck Lines, Inc., in St. Louis. Submitted on the theory of res ipsa loquitur, there was a jury verdict for plaintiff for $95,000. The truck line has appealed from the judgment entered upon the verdict. We have jurisdiction because the amount involved is in excess of $15,000.
Defendant’s first point on appeal is that Anderson failed to prove (a) that he was injured by an instrumentality in the exclusive control of defendant and (b) that defendant was in a…
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