St. Louis Carbonating & Manufacturing Co. v. United Railways Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court.— IIon, George H. Williams, Judge. (1) A demurrer to the evidence admits as true every fact which the testimony tends to prove, and’ every inference which may be reasonably drawn therefrom. .Kinlen v. Railroad, 216 Mo. 145, 155. (2) The court erred in directing a verdict for defendant: (a) The evidence tended to show that defendant’s motorman was negligent in failing to stop, check or control his car so as to avoid running into…
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court.— IIon, George H. Williams, Judge. (1) A demurrer to the evidence admits as true every fact which the testimony tends to prove, and’ every inference which may be reasonably drawn therefrom. .Kinlen v. Railroad, 216 Mo. 145, 155. (2) The court erred in directing a verdict for defendant: (a) The evidence tended to show that defendant’s motorman was negligent in failing to stop, check or control his car so as to avoid running into plaintiff’s buggy, Shafstette v. Railroad, 175 Mo. 142; Latson v. Transit Co., 192 Mo. 449; Storage, etc. Co. v. Transit Co.,…
1Opinion of the CourtNortoni, J.
This is a suit for damages accrued to plaintiff through the alleg’ecl negligence of defendant. At the conclusion of the evidence for plain*21tiff, the court directed a verdict for defendant, and plaintiff prosecutes the appeal.
Plaintiff is an incorporated manufacturing company, doing business in St. Louis, and defendant is an incorporated railroad company which owns and operates a street car system in the public streets of the same city. The grievance complained of relates to a collision of one of defendant’s street cars with a buggy or carriage owned by plaintiff, which at the time was being…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Brennan v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1887
- Miller v. United Railways Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1911
- Gratiot Street Warehouse Co. v. Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1907
- Schafstette v. St. Louis & Meramec River RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1903
- Schmidt v. St. Louis Transit Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1909
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- McCloskey v. United Railways Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1912