August Viermann Bricklaying Co. v. St. Louis Contracting Co.

Plaintiff, August Viermann Bricklaying Company, as employer, brought suit under Section 3309, Revised Statutes 1929 (12 Mo. Stat. Ann., p. 8244), for damages for personal injuries suffered by its employee, August Viermann, Jr., caused, as pleaded, by the negligence of defendant. Plaintiff recovered judgment in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis for $30,000 from which judgment defendant duly appealed. Errors assigned are the refusal of the trial court to sustain defendant's demurrer to the evidence, the giving of certain instructions on behalf of plaintiff, the refusal to give certain…