HUGHES v. TERMINAL R. ASS'N OF ST. LOUIS

No. 43221.

265 S.W.2d 273 (1954)

HUGHES v. TERMINAL R. ASS'N OF ST. LOUIS.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

March 8, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Warner Fuller, George P. Mueller, Arnot L. Sheppard, St. Louis, for appellant.

John H. Haley, Jr., St. Louis, Douglas H. Jones, St. Louis, of counsel, for respondent.


VAN OSDOL, Commissioner.

In this action under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq., plaintiff-administratrix sought recovery for the death of John E. Hughes, who was fatally injured January 20, 1951, while on duty as a switchman in defendant's switch yards. A jury returned a verdict and judgment was rendered for plaintiff in the sum of $30,000. Defendant has appealed.

Defendant-appellant contends the trial court erred in submitting...

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