Hold v. Terminal Railroad Assn. of St. Louis

Plaintiff sued defendant, Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis, for damages because of the death of her husband. A trial resulted in a verdict in plaintiff's favor in the sum of $45,000. A remittitur of $20,000 was ordered to which plaintiff consented and judgment was entered in the sum of $25,000. Defendant appealed.

The deceased, Walter Hold, a switchman, lost his life while the crew with which he was working was in the act of switching cars from one track to another. The case was submitted to a jury on two charges of negligence: First, that the foreman of the crew, Lewis, did not wait…