Morton v. Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court.— Hon. Kent K. Koerner, Judge. (1) The undisputed evidence in this case showed' ‘that defendant Telephone Company, permitted its wires to remain, unused, on the poles mentioned in evidence for.a long time, at least two months; that one' of the wires was broken eight days before the accident to plaintiff’s husband, and the end coiled around one of the poles; the next day the broken end was seen, gathered in a bundle on the ground at…
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court.— Hon. Kent K. Koerner, Judge. (1) The undisputed evidence in this case showed' ‘that defendant Telephone Company, permitted its wires to remain, unused, on the poles mentioned in evidence for.a long time, at least two months; that one' of the wires was broken eight days before the accident to plaintiff’s husband, and the end coiled around one of the poles; the next day the broken end was seen, gathered in a bundle on the ground at the footi of the pole. A week before the accident this wire had sagged down past the power wires, between said pole and…
1Opinion of the Court
Two separate appeals from one judgment and one motion to affirm have been docketed as three cases by the above numbers, but by stipulation they are consolidated and considered together.
The plaintiff, Amanda L. Morton, brought suit in the Circuit Court of St. Louis against the Hiram Lloyd Building Construction Company, the Southwestern Telegraph Telephone Company, and the Union Electric Light Power Company, seeking to recover damages on account of the death of her husband, caused, it is alleged, by the negligence of the three defendants. On trial to a jury in the Circuit Court of St. Louis, a…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Browning v. Wabash Western Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1894
- Minter v. Bradstreet Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1903
- Nephler v. WoodwardSupreme Court of Missouri · 1906
- DeKalb County v. HixonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1869
- State ex rel. West v. DiemerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1914
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3Cited by40 opinions
- Shepard v. HarrisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1959
- Brunk v. Hamilton-Brown Shoe Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1933
- Berberet v. Electric Park Amusement Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1928
- Walsh v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1932
- Sanders v. City of CarthageSupreme Court of Missouri · 1932
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