Harriman v. Kansas City Star Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
iAppeal from the Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. E. P. Gates, Judge. (1) The court erred in overruling defendant’s objection to the introduction of any evidence under the petition, on the ground that it does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action.
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iAppeal from the Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. E. P. Gates, Judge. (1) The court erred in overruling defendant’s objection to the introduction of any evidence under the petition, on the ground that it does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. Glover v. Meinrath, 133 Mo. 292, 303. (2) The evidence of the conversation between George A. Harriman and the foreman, as detailed in the record, was hearsay, and wholly inadmissible, and the court erred in admitting it. (3) The court erred in overruling defendant’s demurrer to the evidence asked at the close of plaintiff’s…
1Opinion of the CourtGill, J.
*127statement. *126In August, 1895, while employed as a helper in defendant’s printing establishment at Kansas City, plaintiff had his left hand caught and mashed between two rollers *127of a large printing press. About a year thereafter this action for damages was commenced, resulting at the trial in a verdict and judgment for plaintiff in the sum of $600, and defendant appealed.
It would require much time and space to describe in detail the machine and the manner of its use. It will be sufficient to say that the press was one of the Hoe pattern, was about twelve feet long, six or seven feet wide, about…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Huhn v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1887
- O'Mellia v. Kansas CitySupreme Court of Missouri · 1893
- Barr v. City of KansasSupreme Court of Missouri · 1891
- Holloran v. Union Iron & Foundry Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1896
- Stevens v. WalpoleMissouri Court of Appeals · 1898
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