Legal Opinion

Nelson v. Evans

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided April 23, 1936PublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

This is an action to recover damages for alleged personal injuries. There was a verdict for appellant, defendant below. The trial court sustained the motion for a new trial and appellant appealed. In the petition the respondent, plaintiff below, asked for a judgment in the sum of $10,294.45 hence our appellate jurisdiction. The trial court granted a new trial because of alleged error in giving defendant's Instruction (d).

Respondent has briefed the case here and contends that the trial court erred in giving instructions numbers (a), (b), (c) and (d) as requested by appellant. To intelligently…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Geismann v. Missouri-Edison Electric Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1903
  2. Rouchene v. Gamble Construction Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1935
  3. Peppers v. St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1927
  4. Jackson v. D., L. W.R.R. Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1933
  5. Koebel Ex Rel. Koebel v. Tieman Coal & Material Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1935

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3Cited by49 opinions

  1. Moore v. Ready Mixed Concrete CompanySupreme Court of Missouri · 1959
  2. Hildreth v. KeyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1960
  3. Doherty Ex Rel. Doherty v. St. Louis Butter Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1936
  4. Nichols v. BresnahanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1948
  5. Fortner v. St. Louis Public Service Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1951

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