Allen v. St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad

STOCKARD, Commissioner.

Homer O. Allen, plaintiff in the trial court, has appealed from an order dismissing his petition for damages under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S. C.A. § 51 et seq., in which he sought to invoke the res ipsa loquitur doctrine, because he refused to comply with an order of the trial court sustaining defendant’s motion for a more definite statement.

Respondent has filed a motion in this court to dismiss the appeal for failure of appellant to comply with Supreme Court Rule 1.08, 42 V.A.M.S. Appellant’s brief falls short of what is contemplated by the clear and…