Russell v. Union Electric Co. of Missouri

This suit was instituted in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis by respondents, as plaintiffs, against appellant, as defendant, to recover damages for the destruction by fire of plaintiffs’ dwelling and the contents thereof alleged to have been caused by defendant’s negligence. A trial before the court and a jury resulted in a verdict and judgment in favor of plaintiffs and against defendant in the sum of $7500. After an unavailing motion for a new trial, defendant duly appealed.

The petition of plaintiffs alleged that defendant is a Missouri corporation engaged in the business of…