Legal Opinion

Madden v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided November 25, 1912PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. Jas. H. Slover, Judge.

1Opinion of the CourtJohnson, J.

Action by a servant to recover damages for personal injuries he alleges were caused by the negligence of his master. A trial of the issues resulted in a verdict and judgment for plaintiff in the sum of $7500 and the cause is before us on the appeal of defendant.

The evidence of plaintiff tends to show the following state of facts: Plaintiff was employed in the yards and machine shops of defendant in Kansas City, Kansas, as a machinist’s helper and worked under the direction of the machinist. He worked at night and was injured during the night of January 27,1910. A heavy metal brake beam had…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Burdict v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1894
  2. Reno v. City of St. JosephSupreme Court of Missouri · 1902
  3. McGowan v. St. Louis & Iron Mountain RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1876
  4. Mathieson v. St. Louis & San Francisco RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1909
  5. Coleman v. LucksingerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1909

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Rositzky v. RositzkySupreme Court of Missouri · 1932
  2. Carron v. AbounadorNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1923
  3. Hellriegel v. DunhamMissouri Court of Appeals · 1915
  4. Vannest v. Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1914
  5. Baxter v. Campbell Lumber Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1914

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