Berry v. City of Springfield
Decision Date | 01 February 1929 |
Docket Number | No. 27269.,27269. |
Citation | 13 S.W.2d 552 |
Parties | BERRY v. CITY OF SPRINGFIELD et al. |
Court | Missouri Supreme Court |
Appeal from Circuit Court, Polk County; C. H. Skinker, Judge.
Action by Lloyd F. Berry against the City of Springfield and another. From a judgment for defendant city, plaintiff appeals. Affirmed.
Hamlin, Hamlin & Hamlin, of Springfield, for appellant.
Ed Barbour, Jr., of Springfield, for respondents.
An action for damages in the sum of $15,000 for personal injuries. On the demurrer of defendant city, it was ruled the petition did not state a cause of action. Plaintiff refused to plead further, judgment was rendered in favor of said defendant, and plaintiff appealed.
The pertinent parts of the petition follow:
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