Meyer v. People's Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from, St. Louis Circuit Court. On the trial the court instructed for plaintiff as follows : “If the jury believe that the plaintiff, Elizabeth, was the wife of John E. Meyer at the time of the latter’s death, and further believe that said Meyer died Norn an injury resulting from or occasioned by the negligence or unskillfulness of any agent or servant of defendant while running, conducting, or navigating one of its cars, and that said Meyer, at the time of such…
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Appeal from, St. Louis Circuit Court. On the trial the court instructed for plaintiff as follows : “If the jury believe that the plaintiff, Elizabeth, was the wife of John E. Meyer at the time of the latter’s death, and further believe that said Meyer died Norn an injury resulting from or occasioned by the negligence or unskillfulness of any agent or servant of defendant while running, conducting, or navigating one of its cars, and that said Meyer, at the time of such injury, exercised ordinary care and prudence on his part, then the jury will find for the plaintiff and assess her damages at…
1Opinion of the CourtCurrier, Judge
This suit is brought upon the statute (Gen. Stat. 1865, p. 601, § 2). The defendant is a corporation operating a street-railroad in St. Louis. The petition alleges that John E. Meyer, without his fault, was run over by one of the defendant’s .cars, through the negligence of the defendant’s servants and agents, and so injured that he died. The plaintiff is his widow, and sues to recover the statutory penalty. The answer denies the alleged negligence of the defendant’s agents, and avers that the deceased came to his death through his own fault and want of care. A trial was had, which resulted…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Huelsenkamp v. Citizens' Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1866
- McKeon v. Citizens' Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1867
- Meyer v. Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1867
- Liddy v. St. Louis RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1867
3Cited by4 opinions
- King v. MittalbergerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1872
- Chaney v. Phœnix InsuranceMissouri Court of Appeals · 1895
- Reber v. TowerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1881
- State ex rel. Guthrie v. MartinMissouri Court of Appeals · 1893