Kloetzer v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad

This is an appeal from a judgment entered in the city court of the City of Bast St. Louis, Illinois, in favor of John E. Kloetzer, appellee (hereinafter called plaintiff) in the sum of $75,000, and costs, as against Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, appellant (hereinafter called defendant).

An action was originally instituted in the city court as against three defendants, the defendant Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, and Railway Express Agency, Inc. The cause was removed to the United States District Court, and after removal of the cause…