St. Louis-S. F. R. Co. v. Sears

This suit was instituted by plaintiff in the district court of Hughes county, Okla., on February 24, 1932, for personal injuries. After the issues were joined and a trial was had on October 13, 1932, plaintiff obtained a verdict as against defendant in the sum of $12,000. From this judgment defendant prosecutes its appeal to this court.

The parties to this action will be referred to as plaintiff and defendant, as they appeared in the court below.

Plaintiff alleged that on August 17, 1931, he was an employee of the defendant, in that he was performing work on an “extra gang,” and, without…