Wills v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from. Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. John G. Park, Judge. (1) The objection to the introduction of any evidence under the petition ought to have been sustained. The petition was not a good pleading. McHugh v. Transit Co., 190 Mo. 85; Clancy v. Transit Co., 91 S. W. 509; Kendrick v. Railroad, 81 Mo. 521; 1 Ency. Pleading & Practice, 569; Hansberger v. Railroad, 43 Mo. 199; Gregory v. Railroad, 20 M'o. App. 448; Holliday v. Jackson, 21 Mo. App. 666; Mo.
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Appeal from. Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. John G. Park, Judge. (1) The objection to the introduction of any evidence under the petition ought to have been sustained. The petition was not a good pleading. McHugh v. Transit Co., 190 Mo. 85; Clancy v. Transit Co., 91 S. W. 509; Kendrick v. Railroad, 81 Mo. 521; 1 Ency. Pleading & Practice, 569; Hansberger v. Railroad, 43 Mo. 199; Gregory v. Railroad, 20 M'o. App. 448; Holliday v. Jackson, 21 Mo. App. 666; Mo. L. & M. Co. v. Zeitinger, 45 Mo. 123. (2) The court erred in holding that the Santa Fe Company was liable for the negligence of the Belt…
1Opinion of the CourtBroaddus, P. J.
The plaintiff seeks to recover damages for an injury he received while a passenger on the Metropolitan Street Raihvay, which he alleges was the result of the negligence of the defendants. The Metropolitan Street Raihvay Company is a corporation operating a street railway in Kansas City, Missouri, and the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Company operates a steam railroad between different points and passes through said city. For the purpose of convenience, we will call the former the Metropolitan Company and the latter the Santa Fe Company.
On August 6, 1904, the plaintiff was a passenger…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- McHugh v. St. Louis Transit Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1905
- Garven v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1903
- State v. KesselsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1906
- Kerney v. Barber Asphalt Paving Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1901
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