Avance v. Thompson

This is a suit brought by Harry M. Avance, plaintiff appellee (hereinafter designated as plaintiff) against Guy A. Thompson, trustee, Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, a corporation, defendant appellant (hereinafter designated as defendant) to recover damages under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, for injuries sustained at Bismarck, Missouri, on January 17,1942, while employed as a brakeman by defendant company. The accident resulted in his right leg being amputated about three inches above the knee and his left leg about four inches below the knee.

The complaint consisted of one amended…