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BRELAND v. GULF, MOBILE AND OHIO RAILROAD COMPANY

No. 46978.

325 S.W.2d 9 (1959)

Bernice BRELAND (Plaintiff), Respondent, v. GULF, MOBILE AND OHIO RAILROAD COMPANY, a Corporation (Defendant), Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 1.

June 8, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ely & Voorhees, Alphonso H. Voorhees, St. Louis, for appellant. J. N. Ogden, Mobile, Ala., of counsel.

Claude W. McElwee, St. Louis, Michael H. Lyons, Alphonsus A. Seibutis, Chicago, Ill., for respondent.

HOUSER, Commissioner.

This is an action for damages for personal injuries, brought by Bernice Breland, a railroad fireman, against Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company, under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq. A jury trial in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis resulted in a verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $75,000. The trial judge overruled the railroad company's motion for a new trial, in which the question of excessiveness...

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