STEVENS v. MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY

No. 48741.

355 S.W.2d 122 (1962)

Charles L. STEVENS, Respondent, v. MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 1.

March 12, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George W. Holmes, Mark M. Hennelly, Allen D. Churchill, St. Louis, for appellant.

Jo B. Gardner, Monett, for appellee.


HOUSER, Commissioner.

This is a suit against Missouri Pacific Railroad Company for damages for personal injuries sustained by Charles L. Stevens when an explosion occurred in a fire on the property of the railroad. From a judgment for $27,000 entered upon a jury verdict in that sum the railroad has appealed.

The petition alleged that while plaintiff was on defendant's premises in Sylamore, Arkansas, with the actual knowledge of defendant, and while defendant...

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