Dickerson v. St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co.

SNYDER, Judge.

Plaintiff-respondent Robert Wayne Dickerson obtained a jury verdict and judgment for $1,000,000 against defendant-appellant St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company. Respondent was injured when he fell from a railroad car and landed on his buttocks and low back on the ballast rock below. He sued the railroad for his injuries pursuant to 45 U.S.C.A. Section 51 et seq., commonly known as the Federal Employer’s Liability Act (FELA). The railroad appeals. The judgment is affirmed.

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