ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY v. STAPLES

No. 16296.

272 F.2d 829 (1959)

ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY, Appellant, v. Arlene Delores STAPLES, a Minor, etc., Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit.

December 23, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arnot L. Sheppard, St. Louis, Mo., made argument for appellant.

Robert E. Morley, St. Louis, Mo., made argument for appellee.

Before GARDNER, WOODROUGH, and VOGEL, Circuit Judges.


GARDNER, Circuit Judge.

This was an action brought by appellee against appellant to recover damages for personal injuries suffered by her while she was a passenger on one of appellant's trains en route from St. Louis, Missouri to Memphis, Tennessee. We shall refer to the parties as they were designated in the trial court.

Plaintiff alleged no specific act of negligence but submitted her right to recover on a general allegation of negligence, thus invoking...

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