Lattimore v. Union Electric Light & Power Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Eon. Walter tí. Douglas, Judge. The court erred in refusing to give the peremptory instruction asked by defendánt at the close of plaintiff’s case, and erred in refusing to give the peremptory instruction asked at the close of the whole case. Wheat v. St. Louis, 179 Mo. 572; Coffee v.- Carthage, 186 Mo. 585; Jackson v. Kansas City, 106 Mo. App. 57; Churchman v. Kansas City, 44 Mo. App. 665; Strutt v. Railroad, IS App. Div.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Eon. Walter tí. Douglas, Judge. The court erred in refusing to give the peremptory instruction asked by defendánt at the close of plaintiff’s case, and erred in refusing to give the peremptory instruction asked at the close of the whole case. Wheat v. St. Louis, 179 Mo. 572; Coffee v.- Carthage, 186 Mo. 585; Jackson v. Kansas City, 106 Mo. App. 57; Churchman v. Kansas City, 44 Mo. App. 665; Strutt v. Railroad, IS App. Div. N. Y. S. C. 134; Kewaunee v. Depew, 80 111. 119; Yahn v. Ottumwa, 60 la. 429; Gallagher v. Proctor, 84 Me. 41; Conneaut v. Naef,…
1Opinion of the CourtGoode, J.
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- Congreve v. . SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1858
- Franke v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1892
- Holloway v. Kansas CitySupreme Court of Missouri · 1904
- Barr v. City of KansasSupreme Court of Missouri · 1891
- Coffey v. City of CarthageSupreme Court of Missouri · 1905
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