Barrett v. Missouri Pacific Railroad

KAROHL, Judge.

Plaintiff appeals St. Louis City circuit court dismissal of her cause of action for personal injuries and property damage on the ground of forum non conveniens.

The petition alleges that plaintiff was injured while operating her motorcycle along Independence Street in Cape Girar-deau, Missouri. She charges negligence in the design, construction and defective maintenance of defendant’s railroad crossing, tracks and right-of-way. Plaintiff also alleges that defendant’s conduct violates § 389.610 RSMo 1978 and that defendant failed to warn travelers of the existing hidden danger.…