Field v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal Jrom Platte Circuit Court.—Hon. Geo. W. Dunn, Judge. When the plaintiff’s right is founded upon an obligation of law, or an obligation on the part of the defendant to observe some particular duty, the declaration must state concisely the circumstances which give rise to the defendant’s particular duty or liability.
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Appeal Jrom Platte Circuit Court.—Hon. Geo. W. Dunn, Judge. When the plaintiff’s right is founded upon an obligation of law, or an obligation on the part of the defendant to observe some particular duty, the declaration must state concisely the circumstances which give rise to the defendant’s particular duty or liability. Moak’s Van Santvoord’s Plead., (8 Ed.) 219; 1 Estee’s Plead., (1 Ed.) 204; City of Buffalo v. Holloway, 7 N. Y. 493; Leas v. White, 15 Iowa 187; Nickerson v. Bridgeport Hydraulic Co., 46 Conn. 24; s. c., 33 Am. Rep. 755. And the evidence should be confined to the facts.…
1Opinion of the CourtHenry, J.
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