Supreme Court of Missouri October 15, 1886 (Donohue v. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co.)

lead-opinion

Norton, J.

Plaintiff brought this suit in the circuit court of the city of St. Louis, to recover damages for the death of her husband, alleged to have been killed by the negligence of defendant in running its locomotive, without ringing its bell, at a reckless and unlawful rate of speed, over Dorcas street, in said city. Plaintiff obtained judgment which, on appeal to the St.