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

SIMON, Judge.

Plaintiff, Leo White, filed an action for damages under the Federal Employer’s Liability Act (F.E.L.A.), 45 U.S.C.A. 51 et seq. Plaintiff alleged that he sustained injuries while performing his job as a locomotive engineer for defendant. Defendant St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co. (“Frisco”) appeals from a judgment of $90,000 entered for plaintiff as a result of a jury verdict. For reasons hereinafter stated, we affirm.

Plaintiff served as an engineer on Frisco’s local trains between Monett, Missouri and Tulsa, Oklahoma, a distance of 144 miles. The trips lasted as long as…