1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. S.W.2d
  4. 270 S.W.2d
  5. 270 S.W.2d 713 (1954)
 

LEBOW v. MISSOURI PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY

No. 43967.

270 S.W.2d 713 (1954)

Joan LEBOW, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. MISSOURI PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY, a corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri. Division No. 1.

September 13, 1954.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Poague, Poague & Brock, Barkley M. Brock, Clinton, Morrison, Hecker, Buck, Cozad & Rogers, William H. Curtis, Karl F. Schmidt, John R. Gibson, Kansas City, for appellant.

Delton L. Houtchens, Clinton, for respondent.

COIL, Commissioner.

Plaintiff-respondent (herein called plaintiff) recovered $15,000 damages for the alleged wrongful death of her husband who was killed when an aluminum ladder he was using to pick apples came in contact with a 6900 K. V. electric line owned by defendant-appellant (herein called defendant).

Defendant contends on its appeal: that it was not negligent; that plaintiff's decedent was contributorily negligent as a matter of law; and that the trial...

NEVER MISS A DECISION. START YOUR SUBSCRIPTION.

Uncompromising quality. Enduring impact.
Your support ensures a bright future for independent legal reporting.

As you are aware we have offered this as a free subscription over the past years and we have now made it a paid service.Look forward to your continued patronage.

GET STARTED
OR

Read it with your Leagle account.
Sign in to continue


Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases