Cooper v. Century Realty Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. O’Neil Ryan, Judge. (1) The doctrine of res ipsa loquitur applies. Orcutt y. Century Building Co., 201 Mo. 424; Luckel y. Century Building Co., 177 Mo. 608; Fox v. Philadelphia, 208 Pa. St. 127; Springer v. Ford, 189 Ill. 430; Hartford Deposit Co. v. Sollett, 172 Ill. 222; Edwards v. Manufacturers’ Bldg.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. O’Neil Ryan, Judge. (1) The doctrine of res ipsa loquitur applies. Orcutt y. Century Building Co., 201 Mo. 424; Luckel y. Century Building Co., 177 Mo. 608; Fox v. Philadelphia, 208 Pa. St. 127; Springer v. Ford, 189 Ill. 430; Hartford Deposit Co. v. Sollett, 172 Ill. 222; Edwards v. Manufacturers’ Bldg. Co., 2 L. R. A. (N1. S.) 744; Mitchell v. Marker, 62 Fed. 139, 25 L. R. A. 33; Treadwell v. Whittier, 80 Cal. 574. (2) Res ipsa loquitur was properly pleaded. Orcutt v. Century Building Co., supra; Allen v. Railroad, 183 Mo. 411. (3) An…
1Opinion of the CourtWoodson, J.
This suit was begun in the circuit court of the city of St. Louis by the plaintiff to recover twenty-five thousand dollars damages l'or personal injuries received by her through the alleged negligence of the defendant.
A trial was had, and the judgment was for plaintiff for the sum of five thousand dollars. The court sustained a motion for a new trial for the reason stated, that it should have sustained a demurrer to the evidence at the close of the whole case. From this order granting a new trial, the plaintiff duly appealed the cause to this court.
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2Cases cited17 opinions
- Gannon v. Laclede Gas Light Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1898
- Treadwell v. WhittierCalifornia Supreme Court · 1889
- Price v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1909
- Orcutt v. Century Building Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1907
- Beave v. St. Louis Transit Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1908
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3Cited by6 opinions
- May Department Stores Co. v. BellCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1932
- Atkinson v. United Railroads of San FranciscoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1925
- Jenkins v. Missouri State Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1934
- Capehardt v. MurtaMissouri Court of Appeals · 1912
- Payne Ex Rel. Copeland v. DavisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1923
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