Melton v. St. Louis Public Service Co.

*479VAN OSDOL, C.

In this action to recover damages in the sum of $45,000 for personal injuries, the jury returned a verdict for defendant, and plaintiff has appealed from the ensuing judgment. Plaintiff was injured when he, a pedestrian, and defendant’s street-ear collided at the northwest corner of the intersection of defendant’s Hodiamont streetcar tracks and Union Boulevard in St. Louis.

Plaintiff declared upon negligence under the Vigilant Watch Ordinance of the City of St. Louis, and under the humanitarian rule. Defendant by answer denied negligence on its part and affirmatively stated…