St. Louis & San Francisco Railway Co. v. McMullen
St. Louis & San Francisco Railway Co. v. McMullen
Opinion of the Court
All of the law questions in this case are dis-
posed of by the opinion handed down in the case of St. L. & S. F. Rly. Co. v. Curtis, ante, p. 179, with two exceptions. It is urged in this case that the court committed error in refusing the instructions of the railway company concerning contributory negligence upon the part of the plaintiff below. The instructions refused were substantially given in the general charge to the jury, and therefore the refusal was not prejudicial. Again, it is urged that the trial court committed error in instructing the jury that, “if the negligence of the plaintiff below was slight, and the negligence of the railway company was gross,” the plaintiff might recover. (Railway
The plaintiff asked for ’$15 only as attorney fees. The court allowed $50. This was erroneous, and the judgment will be modified by striking from the attorney fees allowed $35. This amount was not prayed for, and the petition was not amended. (St. L. & S. F. Rly. Co. v. Curtis, supra.)
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