McAdow v. Kansas City Western Railway Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Porter, J.:

G. B. McAdow was employed as a motorman, operating one of defendant’s cars. On December 18, 1911, he was permanently injured in a collision between two cars resulting from the negligence of other employees of defendant. In an action brought by. him in Jackson county, Missouri, under the act of congress known as the federal employers’ liability law, he recovered a judgment against the defendant for $7500, which was paid and for which he gave his receipt “as full payment for all damages and injuries” sustained by reason of the accident.

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