Show JUDGE PHILIPS VERDICT holds railroad employed Emp loyes responsible to employer and to public st louis dec 23 judge john P philips of the united states court of appeals today returned a verdict in which a railroad employed Is held responsible to his employers and to the public for an accident in the case at haneon collier a former fireman who sued the missouri kansas texas railroad company for damage tor personal injuries received in a wreck on that occasion the katy flyer WAS wrecked a signal was disregarded tto evidence showed that collier baw the signal but tailed to call the atte of the engineer to it in summing up hip opinion and deciding the case against collier judge philips said we feel profoundly impressed with the public importance of holding the employed emp loyes of railroads in positions such as engineers and firemen in charge of trains to a rigid accountability for the observance ot reasonable and wise rules of the company in the running of trains A large portion of tho disasters on railroads carrying death and disaster la their wake are caused by the inattention of employee such disasters not le lessened by awarding damages to baoe whose inattention to such rules of the roaster contribute to iha misfortune |