Schutt v. Terminal R. Ass'n of St. Louis

Defendants, Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis, hereinafter called Terminal, and Southern Railway Company, hereinafter called Southern, appeal from the judgment of the Circuit Court of St. Clair County, entered against both defendants, upon a jury verdict in the amount of $125,000.

Count I of the complaint, directed against Terminal, is based on the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (Title 45, USCA, § 51 et seq.). Count II, directed against Southern, alleges negligence on the part of Southern, and plaintiff’s freedom from contributory negligence.

Terminal contends that it is entitled to…