Robertson v. Hammond Packing Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal front Buchanan Circuit Court. — Hon. Ghesley A. Mosman, Judge. (1) The petition does not state a cause of action. Brewer y. Tenn. & Co., 97 Tenn. 615, 37 S. W. 549; Conroy v. Iron Works, 62 Mo. 38; Dist. Col. v. McElligat, 117 U. S. 621; Marsh v. Chickering, 101N. Y. 396, 5 N. E. 56; Meador v. Railway, 138 Ind. 290. 37 N. E. 721; Gowan y. Harley, 56 Fed. 937; Corcoran y. Light Co., 81 Wis. 191, 51 N. W. 328; Devore y. Railway, 86 Mo.
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Appeal front Buchanan Circuit Court. — Hon. Ghesley A. Mosman, Judge. (1) The petition does not state a cause of action. Brewer y. Tenn. & Co., 97 Tenn. 615, 37 S. W. 549; Conroy v. Iron Works, 62 Mo. 38; Dist. Col. v. McElligat, 117 U. S. 621; Marsh v. Chickering, 101N. Y. 396, 5 N. E. 56; Meador v. Railway, 138 Ind. 290. 37 N. E. 721; Gowan y. Harley, 56 Fed. 937; Corcoran y. Light Co., 81 Wis. 191, 51 N. W. 328; Devore y. Railway, 86 Mo. App. 434-5. The Brewer and Corcoran cases pertinently illustrate this point. (2) Verdict should have been directed for defendant, (a) The injury to…
1Opinion of the CourtEllison, J.
— This action is for personal injury suffered by plaintiff on account of the alleged negligence *524of the defendant. Plaintiff recovered judgment in the trial court.
Defendant is a meat-packing establishment in the city of St. Joseph and plaintiff was one of its employees in the killing department at the time of his injury. He worked over the cattle and sheep-killing floor, which was reached by means of a ladder, and his principal dnties were to oil the machinery and to turn on and off electric lights, as either might be necessary. This required him to walk from one place to another and, at the…
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- Reynolds v. St. Louis Transit Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1905
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