Terminal R. Ass'n of St. Louis v. Howell

GARDNER, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment against appellant in an action brought by appellee to recover damages under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S. C.A. § 51 et seq. We shall refer to the parties as they were designated in the trial court. ■ It is alleged in plaintiff’s complaint that on July 2, 1944, while he was in the performance of his duty as a car worker for defendant, assisting in the closing of a car door on a car of defendant in its yards in East St. Louis, Illinois, the car door “was caused to and did fall from the car and did strike, knock down, and…