Missouri Court of Appeals April 1, 1912 (Johnson v. St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad)

GRAY, J.

This is an action for personal injuries suffered by plaintiff at Richland, this state, November 20, 1910. He was head brakeman on a freight train, consisting of thirteen cars and a caboose, running from Springfield to Newburg. As the train approached Richland about nine o’clock p. m. a signal was displayed at the station which indicated there was an order for the train.