Burnett v. Freeman
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. John G. Parle, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtEllison, J.
The plaintiff is a practicing physician in Kansas City. Freeman and his wife each sued Metropolitan Street Railway Company for injuries alleged to have been suffered by the wife through the negligence of the servants of that company.. The plaintiff was called as a witness in each of the cases in behalf of the plaintiff. He has brought the present action on a quantum meruit in which he claims fifty dollars in each case for his services.as an expert witness.. He recovered judgment in the trial court.'
The court, among other instructions, gave one that if the jury found “that plaintiff’s services…
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