State Ex Rel. Terminal Railroad Assn. v. Hughes

Originating as actions for damages for failure of the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis (hereinafter designated Terminal) to issue service letters under Sec. 5064, R.S. 1939, these two certiorari proceedings are prosecuted by the Terminal. The issue is whether a conflict with previous rulings of this court arises from the ruling of the court of appeals that requests for service letters made by ushers or redcaps of the stationmaster at the St. Louis union station constituted a sufficient compliance with said section under the facts in evidence to impose civil liability upon the…