Schonlau v. Terminal Railroad Assn. of St. Louis

[422] Plaintiff, a baggage handler "employed by "defendant railroad a.t Union Station in St. Louis, recovered judgment against defendant under the Federal Employers’ Liability' Act for $18,000 for personal injuries, on the ground defendant was negligent in furnishing plaintiff ah unsafe place to work. Defendant has appealed.

The main issué on appeal 'is whether plaintiff’s ’evidence, that the’ floor of the sub-basement where plaintiff was hauling baggage in á baggage truck was in such a státé of disrepair as to make the subbasement an unsafe place for plaintiff to perform his work, was…