Legal Opinion

Larson v. Alton and Southern Railroad Company

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided July 16, 1968No. 32921PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BRADY, Commissioner.

This was a Federal Employers’ Liability Act case tried to a jury in which plaintiff received a verdict for $12,000.00 for injuries to his back allegedly received as a result of defendant’s failure to provide him with reasonably safe conditions for his work or with reasonably safe appliances to perform that work. Defendant appeals contending the trial court erred in overruling its motion for mistrial due to plaintiff’s reference to his family while testifying; in giving plaintiff’s verdict directing instruction; in permitting plaintiff’s counsel to comment in closing…

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2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Boehm Ex Rel. v. St. Louis Public Service Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1963
  2. Kiger v. Terminal Railroad Association of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1958
  3. Stafford v. LyonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1967
  4. Alvey v. Sears, Roebuck and CompanySupreme Court of Missouri · 1962
  5. Hodges v. JohnsonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1967

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Bower v. Hog Builders, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1970
  2. Ideker, Inc. v. Missouri State Highway CommissionMissouri Court of Appeals · 1983
  3. State Ex Rel. State Highway Commission v. City of St. LouisMissouri Court of Appeals · 1978
  4. Thomas v. FitchMissouri Court of Appeals · 1968
  5. Carthen v. Jewish Hospital of St. LouisMissouri Court of Appeals · 1985

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