Escher v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.

Defendant, Norfolk and Western Railway Company, appeals from the judgment of the Circuit Court of Madison County entered upon a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff Raymond R. Escher in an action to recover damages for personal injury under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (45 U.S.C. §51 et seq. (1976)).

The incident out of which this action arose occurred on defendant’s property at its Luther yard in St. Louis, Missouri. Plaintiff, a carman for defendant, was transferred to the Luther yard in January of 1974. At approximately 3 p.m. on March 26, 1974, plaintiff was standing in the company’s…