Norris v. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Error to Jackson Circuit Court.— Hon. Henry L. McCune, Judge. (1) The court admitted incompetent and illegal evidence on the part of the plaintiff, (a) The evidence of the various non-expert witnesses, giving their opinion that the plaintiff appeared to he in perfect health; that “they had noticed her quit waiting on customers as though in terrible misery; ’ ’ that they had noticed “frowns on her face as though she was suffering;” that she was in perfect health; for the…
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Error to Jackson Circuit Court.— Hon. Henry L. McCune, Judge. (1) The court admitted incompetent and illegal evidence on the part of the plaintiff, (a) The evidence of the various non-expert witnesses, giving their opinion that the plaintiff appeared to he in perfect health; that “they had noticed her quit waiting on customers as though in terrible misery; ’ ’ that they had noticed “frowns on her face as though she was suffering;” that she was in perfect health; for the reason that all these various statements of the non-expert witnesses were calculated to injure the .defendant’s cause before…
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
— Action for damages for alleged injuries sustained by plaintiff through' the derailment of one of defendant’s trains upon which she was a passenger. Plaintiff had judgment below for $10,000, and the defendant brings the case here by writ of error.
*704This suit was originally instituted in the circuit court of Jackson county, Missouri, on July 10, 1905, at which time.the plaintiff in her petition did not allege any injury to her womb; but the first suit was dismissed, and in the present action, which was instituted on September 18,1905', she alleges that “she was bruised and injured about her…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Browning v. Wabash Western Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1894
- Matthews v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1898
- Wendler v. People's House Furnishing Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1901
- Partello v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1909
- State v. McMullinSupreme Court of Missouri · 1902
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Steele v. Kansas City Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1915
- Seago v. New York Central Railroad Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1942
- State ex rel. United Railways Co. v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1914
- State Ex Rel. S. S. Kresge Co. v. ShainSupreme Court of Missouri · 1936
- Stearns v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1914
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