Schneider v. Terminal Railroad Assn.

Action for damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff when an automobile truck, which he was driving, was struck by one of defendant's trains at a railroad crossing in the city of St. Louis. The cause was tried in the circuit court of that city and resulted in a verdict for plaintiff in the sum of $12,000. The trial court sustained defendant's motion for a new trial and plaintiff brings this appeal from the order granting the new trial.

The case was submitted to the jury solely on negligence under the humanitarian doctrine. The specific violations of the humanitarian rule alleged and…