Amos v. Southern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
1Opinion of the Court
WESTHUES, Commissioner.
Plaintiff filed this suit in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis, Missouri, to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained when he was struck- by a chain and block while he was attempting to loosen the chain which was being used in connection with a derrick in replacing a bridge near Walnut Cove, North Carolina. A trial resulted in a verdict for plaintiff in the sum of $108,000. Defendant appealed.
The suit was based on the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq. Plaintiff claimed that at the time *156he was injured he was…
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2Cases cited11 opinions
- Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railroad v. BurtchSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Cruce v. Gulf, Mobile & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1951
- Counts v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1949
- O'Brien v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1950
- Abernathy v. St. Louis-San Francisco Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1951
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