Belcher v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad

June 22, 1940, the plaintiff, Benjamin F. Belcher, brought an action in the city court of East St. Louis against the defendant, the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, seeking to recover damages under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act for injuries sustained on February 15, 1939, near Nashville, Tennessee, while employed as a switchman by defendant. A jury returned a verdict for $20,000 in favor of plaintiff. Defendant’s motion for a new trial was granted, the verdict set aside and a new trial ordered. January 19, 1942, defendant interposed its motion to dismiss the cause for the…