ELLIOTT v. ST. LOUIS SOUTHWESTERN RAILWAY CO.

No. 55772.

487 S.W.2d 7 (1972)

Glenn ELLIOTT, Respondent, v. ST. LOUIS SOUTHWESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, a corporation, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 2.

November 13, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Sawyer, Raymond, West, Mason & Shy, Kansas City for respondent.

Coburn, Croft, Shepherd & Herzog, John C. Shepherd, John R. Musgrave, St. Louis, for appellant.


MORGAN, Presiding Judge.

Under the provisions of the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A., § 51 et seq., plaintiff initiated this action for damages resulting from personal injuries suffered by him on April 12, 1959. Such injuries, among others, included the loss of his left leg. The verdict and judgment were for plaintiff in the amount of $100,000, and defendant has appealed. We affirm.

Plaintiff had been employed by defendant for approximately...

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