Neumann v. St. Louis Transit Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court.—Hon. M. D. Wood, Judge. STATEMENT. The following excerpt from the Mil of exceptions shows the course of the argument of appellant’s counsel to the jury: “Now, gentlemen, in discussing the matter, if I say anything that is not borne out by the evidence, if I say anything that is not correct,,you must disregard that — ‘ ‘ The Court: W ell, you must not say anything, if you can help it, that is not borne out by the evidence. ■ “Mr.…
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court.—Hon. M. D. Wood, Judge. STATEMENT. The following excerpt from the Mil of exceptions shows the course of the argument of appellant’s counsel to the jury: “Now, gentlemen, in discussing the matter, if I say anything that is not borne out by the evidence, if I say anything that is not correct,,you must disregard that — ‘ ‘ The Court: W ell, you must not say anything, if you can help it, that is not borne out by the evidence. ■ “Mr. "Wood: I am simply telling you, gentlemen, what I think about it, that is all — I am simply reasoning. Now, gentlemen,…
1Opinion of the CourtGoode, J.
(after stating the’-facts). — -The appellant’s attorney preserved an exception to the ruling of the trial court in cutting short his argument to the jury, and refusing to allow him time enough, he says, to argue the case at all. The time allotted for argument was fifteen minutes to each side, and according to the decision of the Supreme Court in Reagan v. Transit Co., 180 Mo. 117, 79 S. W. 435, we must rule that time was sufficient, as the testimony in the present-case is neither more extensive nor more contradictory than that in the Reagan case. Mrs. Newmann’s action was for injuries she…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Reagan v. St. Louis Transit Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1904
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