Brown v. Alton R.R. Co. and Slatter

This is a suit by Roberta Brown, a widow, plaintiff below, to recover damages against The Alton Railroad Company, a corporation, and W.L. Slatter, defendants below, for the death of plaintiff's husband in a crossing accident. Plaintiff had a judgment and defendants appealed to this court. We handed down an opinion affirming said judgment but thereafter a rehearing was granted. The case was again duly argued and submitted and the judgment was affirmed. [Brown v. Alton Railroad Company, 132 S.W.2d 713.]

The cause was removed to the Supreme Court on a writ ofcertiorari, and that court, in due…