Williams v. St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad

Action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act for personal injury received in a wreck. The cause was tried to a jury resulting in a verdict for plaintiff for $15,000. Motion for new trial was sustained and plaintiff appealed.

The petition is bottomed upon the res ipsa loquitur doctrine and alleges that plaintiff had no knowledge or means of knowledge of the cause or causes that operated to bring about the wreck; that the derailment and wrecking of the train and plaintiff’s injuries were directly caused by the negligence of the defendant. The answer is a general denial.

The motion for new…