Levels v. St. Louis & Hannibal Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Audrain Circuit Court.—Hon. H. W. Johnson, Judge. (1) Tie trial court erred in tlie admission of illegal, incompetent and prejudicial testimony and documentary evidence offered on behalf of the plaintiffs during the development of their case in chief over the objections and exceptions of defendant’s counsel, and ■erred in other respects in the following particulars, viz.: (a) In the admission of a certified copy of the order of the county court of Pike county,…
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Appeal from Audrain Circuit Court.—Hon. H. W. Johnson, Judge. (1) Tie trial court erred in tlie admission of illegal, incompetent and prejudicial testimony and documentary evidence offered on behalf of the plaintiffs during the development of their case in chief over the objections and exceptions of defendant’s counsel, and ■erred in other respects in the following particulars, viz.: (a) In the admission of a certified copy of the order of the county court of Pike county, adjudging Powhatan B. Levels, one of the plaintiffs, to be insane, and directing him to be taken to the state lunatic…
1Opinion of the CourtValliant, J.
—Plaintiffs sue under section 2864, Revised Statutes 1899, to recover damages for the death of their daughter, Hattie Levels, who, they say, was a minor at the time of her death and lost her life while a passenger in defendant’s car through negligent defect in the equipment.
The petition states that plaintiff Powhatan Levels, the father pf the deceased Hattie, had been adjudged insane by the probate court and that the public administrator has taken charge of his estate and represents him in this suit. The answer was a general denial and a plea of contributory negligence. During the trial,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State v. AustinSupreme Court of Missouri · 1893
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- Ohmeyer v. Supreme Forest Woodmen CircleMissouri Court of Appeals · 1901
- Van Riper & Rogers v. MortonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1895
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