Rosemann v. United Railways Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from St. .Louis City Circuit Court. — Eon. William T. Jones, Judge. (T) The Vigilant Watch Ordinance and the speed ordinance of the city of St. Louis is declaratory of the municipality’s approval of the humanitarian or last chance doctrine. Thompson v. Livery Company, 214 Mo. 487; Martin v. United Railways Co., 186 Mo. App. 576; Kaiser v. United Railways Co., 155 Mo.
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Appeal from St. .Louis City Circuit Court. — Eon. William T. Jones, Judge. (T) The Vigilant Watch Ordinance and the speed ordinance of the city of St. Louis is declaratory of the municipality’s approval of the humanitarian or last chance doctrine. Thompson v. Livery Company, 214 Mo. 487; Martin v. United Railways Co., 186 Mo. App. 576; Kaiser v. United Railways Co., 155 Mo. App. 428; White v. Railroad, 202 Mo. 539. (2) The verdict in this case was for the right party and should not be disturbed. Thompson on Trials, section 2402; Pratte v. Cabanne, 12 Mo. 194; Homuth v. Metropolitan Street…
1Opinion of the CourtBecker, J.
This is a suit for damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff being struck by one of defendant’s street cars while plaintiff was driving a horse, attached to a wagon, across the tracks at 25th street and Farrar avenue, in the city of St. Louis. The injuries were sustained January 11, 1912. The plaintiff on the first trial of the case, a jury being waived, recovered a judgment. The defendant introduced no testimony but stood on its term bill of exceptions to the overruling by the trial court of its motion to make the petition more definite and certain. On appeal to- this court the…
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- Morrell v. LawrenceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1907
- Devine v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1914
- Chicago, St. P., M. & O. Ry. Co. v. KroloffCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1914
- Allen v. Quercus Lumber Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1913
- Hopkins v. City of SpringfieldMissouri Court of Appeals · 1912
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- Latham v. HoschMissouri Court of Appeals · 1921