Legal Opinion
Missouri Pacific Railroad v. Whitehead & Kales Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided April 28, 1978No. 59906PublishedCited by 170 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEILER, Judge.
In Sampson v. Missouri Pacific Railroad Co., 560 S.W.2d 573 (Mo. banc 1978), we affirmed a $300,000 judgment against Missouri Pacific for damages for injuries received by Robert Sampson, an employee of its consignee. Sampson was injured when he fell to the ground from the top of a three decker auto rack rail car.
The instant case arises from the attempt of Missouri Pacific, pursuant to rule 52.11 and § 507.080, RSMo 1969, to bring Whitehead & Kales Company, Inc., the manufacturer and installer of the auto rack, into the Sampson case as a third party defendant liable to Missouri…
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