Ferriel M. Barnett v. Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis, a Corporation

GARDNER, Chief Judge.

This was an action brought by appellant to recover damages for injuries suffered by him while in the employ of ap-pellee. We shall refer to appellant as plaintiff and to appellee as defendant. The defendant is a railway corporation operating as a common carrier in interstate commerce and at all times pertinent to this action was the owner and operator of the terminal facilities at St. Louis, Missouri, for all common carriers operating into, through or out of that city.

At the time of receiving his injuries plaintiff was employed by the defendant as a car inspector and…