Guest v. Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad
Missouri Court of Appeals
Error to the Livingston Circuit Court. — Hon. E. J. Broaddus, Judge. (1) When a person places himself in connection with a telephone in his place of business, he invites communication in that channel. Wolf v. Railway, 97 Mo. 482. (2) Instructions number 1 and 2 are the law and should have been given. They properly declare the law and recognize the advancement of science and modern improvement, and under the evidence should have been given.
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Error to the Livingston Circuit Court. — Hon. E. J. Broaddus, Judge. (1) When a person places himself in connection with a telephone in his place of business, he invites communication in that channel. Wolf v. Railway, 97 Mo. 482. (2) Instructions number 1 and 2 are the law and should have been given. They properly declare the law and recognize the advancement of science and modern improvement, and under the evidence should have been given. Thompson on Electricity, sec. 125; Wolf v. Eailway, 97 Mo. 482; Printing Co. v. Stahl, 23 Mo. App. 451; Mason v. Eailroad, 25 Mo. App. 473. (1)…
1Opinion of the CourtEllison, J.
Plaintiff was the owner of a piano which was destroyed by the burning of defendant’s depot where it was stored preparatory to shipment. He brought this action for damages and lost his case in the trial court. His chief complaint relates to the refusal of two instructions which he offered.
*260 Evidence: telephon;cconver-
*259It appears that the piano was in Chillicothe, Missouri, in the hands of plaintiff’s agents. That desiring to ship the instrument to Burlington, Iowa, these Agents had it conveyed to the defendant’s depot in the *260former city by a drayman who delivered it to defendant’s agent properly…
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