Legal Opinion

Nelson v. Wabash Railroad

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided October 5, 1908PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. Edward P. Gates, Judge. (1) The court committed error, both in not sustaining a demurrer to plaintiff’s evidence, and in refusing to instruct the jury at the close of all the evidence to return a verdict for the defendant.

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Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. Edward P. Gates, Judge. (1) The court committed error, both in not sustaining a demurrer to plaintiff’s evidence, and in refusing to instruct the jury at the close of all the evidence to return a verdict for the defendant. Bennett v. Railroad, 99 S. W. 483; Clancy v. Transit Co., 192 Mo. 615; Holmes v. Railroad, 190 Mo. 104; Engleking v. Railroad, 187 Mo. 164; Giardina v. Railroad, 185 Mo. 334; Boring v. Railroad, 194 Mo. 549; Abbot v. Railroad, 97 S. W. 198; Walker v. Railroad, 193 M'o. 481; Green v. Railroad, 192 Mo. 131; Schmidt v. Railroad, 191…

1Opinion of the CourtBroaddus, P. J.

This is an action by plaintiff to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been received through the negligence of the defendant on the 31st day of March, 1905, at Kansas City, Missouri. The plaintiff received his injuries in defend*690ant’s yards in said city on one of its switch tracks. These yards are about one-fourth of a mile in length and .located just north of St. Louis avenue and east of Santa Fe street and consist of about a dozen parallel railroad tracks running from Santa Fe street east to what are called the Bluffs, and also parallel with St. Louis avenue. The north one…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Carr v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1906
  2. Lanning v. Chicago Great Western Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1906
  3. Wencker v. Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1902
  4. Lovell v. Kansas City Southern Railway Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1906
  5. Taylor v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1885

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Lesch v. Terminal RR Ass'n of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1953
  2. Fix Fuel and Material Company, a Corporation v. Wabash Railroad Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1957
  3. Etchison v. LuskMissouri Court of Appeals · 1917
  4. McQuitty v. Kansas City Southern Railway Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1917
  5. McKinstrey v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1911

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