Ames v. Terminal Railroad

Mr. Presiding Justice Bartley

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a suit for personal injuries by Sarah Ann Ames and Jack A. Ames, her husband, plaintiffs appellants herein, against Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis and East St. Louis City Lines, both corporations, defendants appellees. The trial court directed a verdict in favor of the defendants at the close of the plaintiffs’ evidence and dismissed plaintiffs’ suit. Plaintiffs prosecute this appeal from that judgment.

The question presented here is whether or not the trial court erred in directing a verdict for defendants.

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