WILLIS v. WABASH RAILROAD COMPANY

No. 44638.

284 S.W.2d 503 (1955)

Omer E. WILLIS, Respondent, v. WABASH RAILROAD COMPANY, a Corporation, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri. Division No. 1.

Motion for Rehearing or to Transfer to Denied December 12, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wayne Ely, Robert C. Ely, Alphonso H. Voorhees, St. Louis, for appellant.

Hullverson & Richardson, St. Louis, for respondent.


Motion for Rehearing or to Transfer to Court en Banc Denied December 12, 1955.

COIL, Commissioner.

Omer E. Willis, a railroad fireman, and plaintiff below, had a verdict for $30,000 in his action under the F.E.L.A., 45 U.S. C.A. § 51 et seq., for damages for alleged personal injuries sustained when he fell from the catwalk of a diesel engine. Wabash Railroad Company, defendant below, has appealed from the judgment for $22,000 entered after an $8,000 remittitur...

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