Crabtree v. St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co.

Plaintiff, Frederick Crabtree, brought this action in the Circuit Court of Madison County under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (45 U.S.C. §51 et seq. (1976)) to recover damages for personal injuries to his lower back sustained as a result of the negligence of defendant, St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff in the amount of $315,000 upon which judgment was entered. From this judgment, defendant appeals.

Defendant contends that the trial court committed reversible error in admitting the testimony of Dr. Marshall Alperin and Raymond Stevens,…