Parker-Washington Co. v. St. Louis Transit Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. George H. Williams, Judge. The demurrer to the evidence at the close of plaintiff’s case should have been sustained, because of plaintiff’s failure to prove ownership of the property alleged to have been damaged, which it was necessary to prove to entitle plaintiff to recover under the law of this case as announced by the St. Louis Court of Appeals on a former appeal. Parker-Washington Co. v. Transit Co., 131 Mo.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. George H. Williams, Judge. The demurrer to the evidence at the close of plaintiff’s case should have been sustained, because of plaintiff’s failure to prove ownership of the property alleged to have been damaged, which it was necessary to prove to entitle plaintiff to recover under the law of this case as announced by the St. Louis Court of Appeals on a former appeal. Parker-Washington Co. v. Transit Co., 131 Mo. App. 508; Railroad v. Bridge Co., 215 Mo. 286; Evers v. Perry Co., 127 Mo. App. 236; Rigsby v. Oil Well Co., 130 Mo. App. 128; Mill ■…
1Opinion of the CourtNortoni, J.
This is a suit for damages to a steam street roller resulting from a collision with defendant’s street car through its negligence. Plaintiff recovered and defendant prosecutes the appeal.
Plaintiff is an incorporated company and engaged in the occupation of building streets, while defendant *304owns and operates a line of street railway in the city of St. Lonis. At the time defendant’s car collided with and damaged the steam roller, plaintiff was reconstructing Twentieth street at its intersection with Olive street in St. Louis, under a contract with the city, and by virtue of an ordinance. The…
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- May v. CrawfordSupreme Court of Missouri · 1899
- Cape Girardeau & Thebes Bridge Terminal Railroad v. Southern Illinois & Missouri Bridge Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1908
- St. Francis Mill Co. v. SuggSupreme Court of Missouri · 1907
- Rigsby v. Oil Well Supply Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1908
- American Storage & Moving Co. v. St. Louis Transit Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1906
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- Rosenfeld v. Continental Building Operating CompanyDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1955