Whitaker v. Terminal R. Ass'n, St. Louis

[1] This is a suit to recover damages for personal injuries against the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis, the employer of the plaintiff, and the Railway Express Agency. The defendants are charged with joint negligence and upon trial a verdict for $2,000 was returned against both of them. This amount was reduced by remittitur to $1500, for which sum judgment was entered, and both defendants appealed.

[2] The plaintiff is a young man who was working at the time of his injury for the Terminal Railroad Association as a baggage handler at Union Station in St. Louis, Missouri. His work…