Blanton v. Dolb
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. J. H, Sloyer, Judge. ' Plaintiff sued for personal injuries and obtained a verdict and judgment, from wbicb defendants appealed. Tbe facts appear in the opinion of the court, (1) Plaintiff’s evidence failed entirely to establish the fact that the blood mill was started by any acts of omission or commission in construction of defendants, ■which, plaintiff alleged in his petition to be the cause of the injury.
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Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. J. H, Sloyer, Judge. ' Plaintiff sued for personal injuries and obtained a verdict and judgment, from wbicb defendants appealed. Tbe facts appear in the opinion of the court, (1) Plaintiff’s evidence failed entirely to establish the fact that the blood mill was started by any acts of omission or commission in construction of defendants, ■which, plaintiff alleged in his petition to be the cause of the injury. Plaintiff charged that the brakes used were not the safest kind, and that by reason thereof the cars moved after the brakes were set. “The burden…
1Opinion of the CourtBarclay, J.
Plaintiff recovered a judgment for-personal injuries, which defendants have brought here for review.
It is unnecessary to quote the pleadings. The-*69general nature of the plaintiff’s ease is that his mishap resulted from want of reasonable care as to the safety of machinery furnished by defendants, in whose service he was engaged. On the other side, defendants denied all negligence on their part, and asserted contributory negligence of the plaintiff.
The cause was tried with the aid of a jury, and a verdict for plaintiff for $5,000 resulted.
I. Plaintiff’s injuries were serious, but they need not…
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