Lee v. Missouri Pacific Railroad

HYDE, Presiding Judge.

Action for damages for wrongful discharge. At the close of all the evidence, the court directed a verdict for plaintiff on liability and the jury assessed damages at $14,796.71. Defendant has appealed from the judgment entered thereon and claims error in directing the verdict for plaintiff and in refusing to direct a verdict for it.

Plaintiff was the engineer on a freight train operating between Springfield and Crane. The incident resulting in plaintiff’s discharge occurred during switching operations in the yards at Crane. On arriving in the Crane yards, the train went…