Ford v. Rock Island Ry. Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. O. A. Lucas, Judge. (1) The court erred in overruling the demurrer of the defendant milling company at the close of plaintiff’s evidence, and in refusing to peremptorily instruct the jury to return a verdict for said defendant, a. Under the pleadings and the evidence, the milling company was not guilty of negligence.
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Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. O. A. Lucas, Judge. (1) The court erred in overruling the demurrer of the defendant milling company at the close of plaintiff’s evidence, and in refusing to peremptorily instruct the jury to return a verdict for said defendant, a. Under the pleadings and the evidence, the milling company was not guilty of negligence. Crawford v. Stockyards C'o., 215 Mo. 410; Morris v. Pryor, 272 Mo. 350; L'ewis v. Coal Co., 84 Kan. 333; Oplotnik v. Mining Co., 98 Kan. 356; Pankey v. A., T. & Santa Fe Ry. Co., 180 M'o. App. 185; South Side Elec. Ry. Co. v. NesCo., 180…
1Opinion of the Court
This suit was instituted in the Circuit Court of Jackson County to recover damages for personal injuries received by the plaintiff, an employee of the defendant, Jacob M. Dickinson, Receiver of the Chicago, Rock Island Pacific Railway Company, while engaged in switching cars in the yards of the defendant, Ismert-Hincke Milling Company, in Kansas City, Kansas.
The defendant Ismert-Hincke Milling Company, hereinafter referred to as the Milling Company, at and prior to the occurrences presently to be narrated, operated a large flour mill and elevator. Its plant was located in the neighborhood of…
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- Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf R. R. v. McDadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
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- Clark v. St. Louis & Suburban Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1911
- Charlton v. St. Louis & San Francisco RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1906
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