Schmidt v. Union Electric Light & Power Co.

This is an appeal from the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis, wherein respondent, an employee of appellant, obtained a judgment for $10,000 for personal injuries sustained in the course of his employment, through the alleged negligence of his employer.

The facts are not complicated, though the evidence with respect to some of the situations dealt with is far from clear. ■ Appellant at the times hereinafter referred to was a large manufacturer of electrical energy. It maintained an extensive plant at the foot of Ashley Street in the city of St. Louis. There was a one-story addition to the…