Hiatt v. Wabash Railway Co.

Suit brought by James Hiatt to recover for personal injuries sustained while in the employ of defendant unloading steel rails from a car near St. Charles, Missouri, on February 23, 1929. Hiatt obtained verdict and judgment for $12,500, from which judgment defendant appealed. Later Hiatt died and the cause was revived here in the name of Juanita Hiatt, administratrix of his estate. We shall refer to James Hiatt as plaintiff.

The suit is founded upon alleged violation of the provisions of the Federal Safety Appliance Act relating to the use of air brakes. Plaintiff was a member of a crew…