Williamson v. St. Louis Transit Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Row. John A. Blevins, Judge. (1) The court erred in overruling defendant’s challenge for cause to the juror Gustav Schoenberg, it being admitted that he had served as a juror within the twelve months next preceding the trial.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Row. John A. Blevins, Judge. (1) The court erred in overruling defendant’s challenge for cause to the juror Gustav Schoenberg, it being admitted that he had served as a juror within the twelve months next preceding the trial. Sec. 6547, R. S. 1899; Theobald v. Railroad, 191 Mo. 395; Barker v. Hine, 54 Ind. 542; City of Goshen v. England, 319 Ind. 368; Wiseman v. Bruns, 36 Neb. 467; Williams v. Grand Rapids, 53 Mich. 271; People v. Thacker, 308 Mich. 652; Bissell v. Ryan, 23 111. 566; Brooks v. Bruyn, 35 111. 392; Railroad v. Eaton, 136' 111. 9;…
1Opinion of the CourtBurgess, J.
Plaintiff sues for ten thousand dollars damages for personal injuries sustained by her. The petition, after alleging that the defendant is and was a corporation duly organized under the laws of this State and engaged as a common carrier of passengers in the operation of a system of street railroads, with cars propelled by electricity, in the city of St. Louis, proceeds as follows:
“That on the 24th day of August, 1902, the defendant company, as such common carrier, was engaged in operating a double track system of street railroads, with cars propelled by electricity, on Delmar avenue, in said…
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- Grand Trunk Railway Co. v. IvesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- State ex rel. St. Louis, Keokuk & Northwestern Railway Co. v. WithrowSupreme Court of Missouri · 1896
- Eckhard v. St. Louis Transit Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1905
- Mauerman v. SiemertsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1879
- McPeak v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1895
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