Moore v. St. Joseph & Grand Island Railway Co.

— Moore, the respondent, instituted

this action in the Buchanan Circuit Court under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (35 U. S. Stat. at Large, chap. 149, p. 65; Fish v. Railroad, 263 Mo. l. c. 115, 116) for damages for personal injuries, and recovered judgment for $25,000 under a count of the petition alleging, among other things, that respondent’s injuries were due to appellant’s violation of those provisions of the Safety Appliance Act requiring the attachment of grab-irons or handholds and the maintenance of automatic couplers in operative condition upon the rear of engine tenders, and…