Stine v. Kansas City Terminal Railway Co.

SOMERVILLE, Presiding Judge.

On November 10, 1973, in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri, Kenneth A. Stine (appellant) began an action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq., against his employer, Kansas City Terminal Railway Company (respondent). In his petition he alleged that he was injured on January 1, 1971, in Jackson County, Missouri, while in the course of his employment with respondent. With reference to said action, the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri, on January 9, 1976, permitted appellant to take a voluntary nonsuit without…