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O'BRIEN v. LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE R. CO.

No. 41521.

227 S.W.2d 690 (1950)

O'BRIEN v. LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE R. CO.

Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 2.

March 13, 1950.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wilton D. Chapman, of St. Louis, for appellant.

Roberts P. Elam, and Harvey B. Cox, St. Louis, for respondent.

WESTHUES, Commissioner.

In this suit plaintiff asked damages under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq., against the defendant railroad company for injuries alleged to have been sustained while he was at work as a member of a switching crew. A trial resulted in a verdict for plaintiff in the sum of $100,000. The trial court by requiring a remittitur reduced the amount to $55,000 and entered judgment for that sum. The defendant appealed...

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