Keim v. Union Railway & Transit Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from, the St. Louis Court of Appeals. (1) The demurrer to the evidence at the close of plaintiff ’ s case should have been sustained. There was no evidence tending to connect, in any way, the death of deceased with any negligence on the part of defendant. Holman ¶. Railroad, 62 Mo. 562 ; Kelley v. Railroad, 75 Mo. 142; Powell v. Railroad, 76 Mo. 83; Lenox v. Railroad, 76 Mo. 86. (2) There Was no evidence to support the verdict.
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Appeal from, the St. Louis Court of Appeals. (1) The demurrer to the evidence at the close of plaintiff ’ s case should have been sustained. There was no evidence tending to connect, in any way, the death of deceased with any negligence on the part of defendant. Holman ¶. Railroad, 62 Mo. 562 ; Kelley v. Railroad, 75 Mo. 142; Powell v. Railroad, 76 Mo. 83; Lenox v. Railroad, 76 Mo. 86. (2) There Was no evidence to support the verdict. Henry v. Railroad, 76 Mo. 282 ; Powell v. Railroad, 76 Mo. 83; Pleasants v. Fanta, 22 Wall. 122 ; Commissioners v. Clark, 94 U. S. 284; Kelley d. Railroad, 11…
1Opinion of the Court
Norton, J. —
This is an action in which plaintiff seeks to recover damages for the alleged negligence, of defendant in running its locomotive and cars over her husband, George Keim, and killing him. The answer of defendant is a general denial. On the trial plaintiff ob~ ' tained judgment, which was affirmed by the St. Louis court of appeals, and the caséis before us on defendant’s appeal, and we are asked to' reverse the judgment for alleged error of the trial court in receiving evidence and in giving and refusing instructions.
As defendant’s objections to the evidence offered *318and received were…
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- Johnson v. . the Hudson River Railroad CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1859
- Karle v. Kansas City, St. Joseph & Council Bluffs R. R.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1874
- Maher v. Atlantic & Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1876
- State ex rel. Clinton County v. Hannibal & St. Joseph RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1883
- Kelley v. Hannibal & St. Joseph RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1881
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