Moon v. St. Louis Transit Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Charles Claflin Allen, Judge. (1) The court erred in excluding the evidence as to the speed of the car. Stotler v. Railroad, 200 Mo. 123; Walsh v. Railroad, 102 Mo. 582; Aston y. Railroad, 105 Mo. App. 231; Hall v. Railroad, 124 Mo. App. 672. (2) The court erred in giving the instruction for defendant, which forced plaintiff to take a non-suit. Holden y. Railroad, 177 Mo. 471; Sluder y.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Charles Claflin Allen, Judge. (1) The court erred in excluding the evidence as to the speed of the car. Stotler v. Railroad, 200 Mo. 123; Walsh v. Railroad, 102 Mo. 582; Aston y. Railroad, 105 Mo. App. 231; Hall v. Railroad, 124 Mo. App. 672. (2) The court erred in giving the instruction for defendant, which forced plaintiff to take a non-suit. Holden y. Railroad, 177 Mo. 471; Sluder y. Transit Co., 189 Mo. 137; Woods v. Railroad, 188 Mo. 244; Garrett v. Railroad, 64 Atl. (Del.) 254; Wolf v. Railroad, 91 Pac. (Oreg.) 460; Ashley v. Kanawha…
1Opinion of the CourtWoodson, J.
The plaintiff instituted this suit against the defendant to recover the sum of $15,000, damages for personal injuries sustained through the alleged negligence of the defendant.
A trial was had in the circuit court of the city of St. Louis, which resulted in the plaintiff taking an involuntary non-suit, with leave to move to set same aside.
Upon motion for that purpose being filed and overruled, the plaintiff duly appealed the cause to this court.
The facts are few and are substantially as follows, as appear from appellant’s and respondent’s statements of the case.
Appellant’s evidence tended to…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Detroit & Milwaukee Railroad v. Van SteinburgMichigan Supreme Court · 1868
- Shultz v. Old Colony Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907
- Stotler ex rel. Stotler v. Chicago & Alton Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1906
- Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Co. v. CreekIndiana Supreme Court · 1892
- Chicago, St. Louis & Pittsburgh Railroad v. SpilkerIndiana Supreme Court · 1893
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