Chance v. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the St. Louis Circuit Court, Lindley, J. cited: 1 Thomp. on Neg. 409 ; Sweeney v. Railroad Go., 12 Allen, 368 ; Batch v. Smith, 7 Hurl. & N. 741. cited : McDonald v. Railroad Go., 26 Iowa, 145 ; Allender v. Railroad Go., 43 Iowa, 276 ; Gaynor v. Railroad Go., 100 Mass. 215; Hulbert v. Railroad Go., 40 N. Y. 146.
1Opinion of the CourtBakewell, J.
This is an action for damages for an injury alleged to have been sustained by plaintiff,'through the fault of defendant. There was a verdict and judgment for'plaintiff for $350.
There was evidence tending to show that plaintiff was a passenger from St. Louis to De Soto, on the cars of defendant. The train arrived at De Soto after dark. Plaintiff was asleep when the cars reached De Soto, which was the stopping-place of the train, and his destination. The platform at the De Soto depot is about four hundred and fifty feet long. There is a crossing-place for passengers and carriages near the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Gaynor v. Old Colony & Newport Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868
- McDonald v. Chicago & N. W. R. R.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1868
- Allender v. C. R. I. & P. R.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1876
3Cited by6 opinions
- Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad v. BrownIllinois Supreme Court · 1887
- Cincinnati, Hamilton & Indianapolis Railroad v. CarperIndiana Supreme Court · 1887
- Leveret v. Shreveport Belt Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1903
- Burbridge v. Kansas City Cable RailroadCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 1889
- Gunderman v. Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1894
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