Legal Opinion

Dowling v. Gerard B. Allen & Co.

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided November 6, 1878PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. Negligence. — Combs v. Cordage Co., 102 Mass. 572; Whalen v. Church, 62 Mo. 326 ; Conroy v. Vulcan Iron-Works, 62 Mo. 35 ; Keegan v. Kavanaugh, 62 Mo. 233; Dale v. Railroad Co., 63 ' Mo. 455 ; Cook v. Railroad Co., 63 Mo. 397 ; O' Flaherty v. Railroad Co., 45 Mo. 70 ; Pattison v. Railroad Co., 76' Pa. St. 389 ; Steiner v. Moran, 2 Mo. App. 47; Lynds. v. Stoneware Co., 4 Mo. App. 586 ; Mauermannv. Siermerts,. ■ 3 Mo.

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1Opinion of the CourtBakewell, J.

This is an action for damages for injuries done to plaintiff whilst in- the employ of defendant, a corporation carrying on a foundry in St. Louis.

At the close of plaintiff’s case, defendant offered an instruction in the nature of a demurrer to the evidence, which was granted. Plaintiff then took a nonsuit; and the court having overruled a motion to set the nonsuit aside, plaintiff appeals.

There.was evidence to show the following state of facts : Plaintiff, a boy seventeen years of age, at the request of his father, was hired by defendant. At the time he was thus hired, he had no experience in…

2Cases cited1 opinion

Coombs v. New Bedford Cordage Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1869

3Cited by6 opinions

Kreider v. Wisconsin River Paper & Pulp Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1901
Dowling v. Gerard B. Allen & Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1890
Batesell v. American Zinc, Lead & Smelting Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1915
Schlavick v. Friedman-Shelby Shoe Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1911
Batesell v. American Zinc, Lead & Smelting Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1915

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