State ex rel. Clark v. Gallagher

COVINGTON, Justice.

Relators seek to prohibit respondent from dismissing four actions brought under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. §§ 51-60, against Illinois Central Railroad Company in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis. Relators separately brought suits in 1988 and 1989 against Illinois Central. All alleged hear*342ing loss, and three alleged tinnitus, as a result of having been subjected to loud and excessive noise. Relators’ petitions further alleged that the injuries resulted in whole or in part from Illinois Central’s negligence. On the motion of Illinois…