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ROGERS v. THOMPSON

No. 43129.

265 S.W.2d 282 (1954)

ROGERS v. THOMPSON.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

March 8, 1954.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard H. Beeson, David P. Dabbs, Dean F. Arnold, Kansas City, for appellant.

S. L. Trusty and Guy W. Green, Kansas City, for respondent.

BOHLING, Commissioner.

J. Boyd Rogers recovered a judgment for $35,000 (after a remittitur of $15,000 on the overruling of the motion for new trial) against Guy A. Thompson, Trustee for Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, a corporation, under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq. Mere contributory negligence diminishes the damages but does not bar a recovery under the Act. § 53. The issues...

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