Ewing v. St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co.

SMITH, Presiding Judge.

This case reaches us on consolidated appeals by both parties. Plaintiff appeals from the trial court order granting defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and alternatively conditionally granting a new trial on the basis that the verdict was excessive. Defendant appeals from the trial court’s failure to grant a new trial on additional grounds. We affirm the trial court’s order granting judgment notwithstanding the verdict.

The action was brought under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA). Plaintiff is a traveling mechanic for defendant…