Tickell v. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railroad
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from New Madrid Circuit Court. — Hon. H. G. Riley, Judge. (1) There was no proof of any negligent handling of the train. Therefore, plaintiff was not entitled to recover. Hedrick v. Railroad, 195 Mo. 121; Portuchek v. Railroad, 101 Mo. App. 52; Erwin v. Railroad, 94 Mo. App. 289; Saxton v. Railroad, 98 Mr. App. 503; Young v. Railroad, 93 Mo. App. 274; Shields v. Railroad, 87 Mo. App. 645; Hite v. Railroad, 130 Mo. 139; Guffy v. Railroad, 53 Mo.
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Appeal from New Madrid Circuit Court. — Hon. H. G. Riley, Judge. (1) There was no proof of any negligent handling of the train. Therefore, plaintiff was not entitled to recover. Hedrick v. Railroad, 195 Mo. 121; Portuchek v. Railroad, 101 Mo. App. 52; Erwin v. Railroad, 94 Mo. App. 289; Saxton v. Railroad, 98 Mr. App. 503; Young v. Railroad, 93 Mo. App. 274; Shields v. Railroad, 87 Mo. App. 645; Hite v. Railroad, 130 Mo. 139; Guffy v. Railroad, 53 Mo. App. 462; Wait v. Railroad, 165 Mo. 612; Barkley v. Railroad, 148 Mo. 141; Gabriel v. Railroad, 112 S. W. 711; Hawk v. Railroad, 130 Mo. App.…
1Opinion of the CourtNortoni, J.
This is a suit for damages accrued to plaintiff on account of the alleged negligence of defendant in operating its train. Plaintiff recovered and defendant prosecutes the appeal.
Defendant is a public carrier of passengers- and at the time of his injury plaintiff was a passenger on a freight train on which it carried passengers. A considerable number of persons boarded defendant’s local freight train and were assembled in its caboose at Sikeston for the purpose of being conveyed to their homes in Morehouse, about six miles distant. The party had attended a funeral at Sikeston during the day…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Dougherty v. Missouri Pacific RailroadMissouri Court of Appeals · 1881
- Hedrick v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1906
- Mitchell v. Chicago & Alton Railway Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1908
- Wait v. Omaha, Kansas City & Eastern RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1901
- Trotter v. St. Louis & Suburban Railway Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1907
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Hayes v. Wabash RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1950
- Farmer v. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern RailwayMissouri Court of Appeals · 1913
- Allison v. St. Louis & Hannibal Railway Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1911