KIGER v. TERMINAL RAILROAD ASSOCIATION OF ST. LOUIS

No. 46370.

311 S.W.2d 5 (1958)

Lester KIGER, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. TERMINAL RAILROAD ASSOCIATION OF ST. LOUIS, a Corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 1.

March 10, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George P. Mueller, St. Louis, Evans & Dixon, John P. Montrey, St. Louis, for (defendant), appellant.

Charles E. Gray, St. Louis, Terry, Jones & Welton, Kansas City, for (plaintiff) respondent.


HOLMAN, Commissioner.

Plaintiff, Lester Kiger, was injured while at work for the defendant on February 4, 1956, when a refrigerator car door fell upon him as he attempted to close it. He was employed by the defendant as a carman, the specific job classification being "air hose couple-up man." This action to recover damages for his injuries was brought under the provisions of the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. Section 51 et seq. A trial resulted in a...

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