Van Campen v. St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co.

Action for damages for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by defendant's negligence. Verdict and judgment were for plaintiff for $25,000 and defendant has appealed.

Plaintiff, a passenger on one of defendant's trains, was injured February 7, 1947, when the car in which she was riding left the track near Republic, Missouri, and turned over on its side.

[1] Error is assigned on the argument to the jury; the giving of instruction No. 4; and an alleged excessive verdict. Appellant first contends the court erred in permitting plaintiff's counsel in his argument to the jury to read from…