Haviland v. Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf Railroad
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Barton Circuit Court. — Hon. H. G. Timmonds, Judge. (1) Defendant’s demurrer to the evidence should have been sustained. Worlds v. Railroad (Ga.), 25 S. W. 464; Ferguson v. Cotton Mills (Tenn.), 61 S. W. 53; Cagney v. Railroad, 69 Mo. 424; Dunlap v.Mfg.
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Appeal from Barton Circuit Court. — Hon. H. G. Timmonds, Judge. (1) Defendant’s demurrer to the evidence should have been sustained. Worlds v. Railroad (Ga.), 25 S. W. 464; Ferguson v. Cotton Mills (Tenn.), 61 S. W. 53; Cagney v. Railroad, 69 Mo. 424; Dunlap v.Mfg. Co. (Mass.), 18 N. E. 599; Railroad, v. Rogers, 57 Fed. 378; Railroad v. Drake, 53 Kan. 1; Railroad v. Moore; 49 Kan. 617; Walsh v. Railroad (Minn.), 8 N. W. 145;. Fremont Brewing Co. v.* Hansen (Neb.), 91 N. W. 279; Steinhanser v. Spranl, 127 Mo. 541; Watson v. Coal Co., 52 Mo. App. 371; Keegan v. Kavanaugh, 62 Mo. 232; Railroad…
1Opinion of the CourtMabshall, J.
This is an action for five thousand dollars damages alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff, employee of the defendant, while engaged, as a member of a section gang, in loading steel reals on to a flat car, caused it is averred, by the employment, by defendant, of an insufficient number of men to do the work. The injury is said to have resulted from the plaintiff overexerting himself, in consequence of which he strained his back. The negligence charged in the petition is the employment of only four men, where eight are alleged to have been necessary. The answer is a general denial,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Thorpe v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1886
- Worlds v. Georgia RailroadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1896
- Ferguson v. Phoenix Cotton HillsTennessee Supreme Court · 1901
- Walsh v. St. Paul & Duluth RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1880
- Southern Kansas Railway Co. v. MooreSupreme Court of Kansas · 1892
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Patrum v. St. Louis & San Francisco RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1914
- Stafford v. AdamsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1905
- Hulsey v. Tower Grove Quarry & Construction Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1930
- Sorenson v. Northern Pacific Ry. Co.Montana Supreme Court · 1917
- Butz v. Murch Bros. Construction Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1906
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