Legal Opinion

Yeaman v. Storms

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided December 13, 1949No. 40427PublishedCited by 82 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Respondent-plaintiff had judgment in the lower court for $10,000 as damages which he claimed resulted from an intersection collision of motor vehicles. After unavailing motion for new trial appellant-defendant perfected her appeal. We will refer to the parties as plaintiff and defendant.

Plaintiff's petition alleged both primary and humanitarian negligence but the cause was submitted to the jury upon instruction 1, predicating recovery upon the humanitarian doctrine alone. Appellant's main contention is that her motion for a directed verdict should have been sustained because the record facts…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Smithers v. BarkerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1937
  2. Blaser v. ColemanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1948
  3. Lotta v. Kansas City Public Service Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1938
  4. Teague v. Plaza Express Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1945
  5. Claridge v. AnzoloneSupreme Court of Missouri · 1949

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3Cited by82 opinions

  1. Vietmeier v. VossSupreme Court of Missouri · 1952
  2. Stith v. St. Louis Public Service Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1952
  3. Knight Ex Rel. Knight v. RicheySupreme Court of Missouri · 1952
  4. Lilly v. BoswellSupreme Court of Missouri · 1951
  5. Frandeka v. St. Louis Public Service Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1950

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