Meiners v. City of St. Louis
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. D. D. Eisher, Judge. (1) There is no evidence in this case to support the verdict and judgment.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. D. D. Eisher, Judge. (1) There is no evidence in this case to support the verdict and judgment. Mere user alone or mere dedication unaccompanied by an acceptance by the proper authorities, or some act done by such authorities from which acceptance may be implied, does not make the land a public highway, unless the user is continuous for the full statutory period; user alone for a less period is not sufficient to charge the public with the duty to repair. Jennings v. Tisbury, 5 Gray, 73; Roioell v. Montville, 4 Me. 272; State v. Wilson, 42 Me.…
1Opinion of the CourtBrace, P. J.
This is an action for damages for personal injuries to the plaintiff from having been thrown from a buggy in Papin street in said city, which resulted in a verdict and judgment in the circuit court for the plaintiff for $5,166, from which the defendant appeals.
There is no conflict in the evidence. The facts of the case sufficiently appear by the following testimony:
August Meiners, plaintiff’s husband, the driver of the buggy, testified in substance as follows: “I am a teamster and reside 4322, Papin street. I had lived at my present residence about two months before the accident, and have…
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