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

This is an action by the plaintiff, the widow of August Schulz, based on Section 4217, Revised Statutes 1919, for the penalty provided by the statute for the death of her husband, resulting from injuries suffered by him while a passenger on defendant's railroad on September 1, 1922. Schulz died on May 25, 1923. The petition was filed on October 29, 1923. A change of venue was granted to the Circuit Court of Cape Girardeau County, where plaintiff had a verdict and judgment for $10,000, and the defendant appealed.

The petition alleges, inter alia, that August Schulz, plaintiff's husband, was a…