Legal Opinion
Nix v. Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided June 21, 1951No. 41980PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*190LOZIER, C.
This is an action to recover for personál injuries. Plaintiff had a $20,000 verdict against the defendant, Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad Company (hereinafter referred to as the railroad). The jury found in favor of the other defendant, Kansas City Terminal Railway Company (hereinafter referred to as the terminal). The trial court ordered an $8,000 remittitur, which plaintiff refused to enter. The railroad’s motion for a- new trial was sustained on'the ground that the verdict was excessive. This appeal is from that order.
The terminal’s motion here to dismiss this 'appeal as to it,…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Mellor v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1891
- Bond v. St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1926
- Cruce v. Gulf, Mobile & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1951
- Steuernagel v. St. Louis Public Service Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1951
- King Smith v. Kansas City Life Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1942
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- Stith v. St. Louis Public Service Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1952
- John H. Jackson v. Southern Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
- McFarland v. WildhaberSupreme Court of Missouri · 1960
- Downing v. DixonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1958
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