Hader v. St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co.

Plaintiff, Robert Hader, filed suit against his employer, defendant, St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company (hereinafter the Cotton-belt), under the Federal Employers Liability Act (the Act) (45 U.S.C. §51 et seq. (1986)) and against codefendant, counterplaintiff, the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis (hereinafter the Terminal), for negligence. Plaintiff reached settlement agreements with both defendants. The Terminal filed a counterclaim against the Cottonbelt for indemnity based on a contract entered into between the parties. In this cause, the Cottonbelt appeals from an order of…