Williams v. Terminal Railroad Ass'n of St. Louis

JAMES D. CLEMENS, Special Judge.

The plaintiff sprained her ankle while walking to a train on the defendant’s station platform. She sued and got a $1,500 verdict. In defendant’s after-trial motion, it renewed its motion for a directed verdict. This was granted and judgment was entered for the defendant. The plaintiff appeals. So, we must decide whether plaintiff did make a submissible case on her theory that defendant had negligently failed to keep its platform in a reasonably safe condition.

The defendant’s station platform was concrete but had been patched at places with an asphaltic…