Kile v. Union Electric Light & Power Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon, Hugo. Muench, Judge. (1) It was the duty of defendant to keep its wires in a condition not dangerous to human life and to use all usual, available, necessary and reasonable precautions against injury to its employee.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon, Hugo. Muench, Judge. (1) It was the duty of defendant to keep its wires in a condition not dangerous to human life and to use all usual, available, necessary and reasonable precautions against injury to its employee. Pauk v. D. BL Co., 159 Mo. 477; Curtis v. McNair, 173 Mo. 280; Mather v. Rillston, 156 U. S. 398; Burke v. Anderson, 69 Fed. 314; Western v. Berberick, 94 Fed. 333; DeWees v. Meremac, 128 Mo. 423; Keegan v. Kavanagh, 62 Mo. 232; Hysell v. Swift, 78 Mo. App. 44. (2) There is nothing whatever in the amended petition from which…
1Opinion of the CourtGray, J.
This appeal is from a final judgment against plaintiff on a demurrer interposed by defendant to her amended petition. The cause was instituted in the St. Louis City Circuit Court, on the 13th day of September, 1907. The appeal was taken to the St. Louis Court of Appeals, and is here on an order of that court transferring the cause.
The petition alleges that plaintiff, on the 31st day of May, 1907, was the wife of James R. Kile; that the defendant is a corporation organized under the laws of Missouri engaged in business in the city of St. Louis in manufacturing and furnishing electricity; that…
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- Curtis v. McNairSupreme Court of Missouri · 1903
- Geismann v. Missouri-Edison Electric Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1903
- Tinkle v. St. Louis & San Francisco RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1908
- George v. St. Louis & San Francisco RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1910
- Kappes v. Brown Shoe Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1905
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