Kelley v. New York Central Railroad

This is an action of tort to recover damages for injuries received by the plaintiff on June 11, 1921, while rightfully engaged about his duties in the unloading of a mail car at Boston by reason of an alleged defective threshold there negligently being used by the defendant in the conduct of its business. The case was tried to a jury. At the conelusion of the evidence, on the motion of the defendant, the judge directed a verdict for the defendant and the case is before this court on the exceptions of the plaintiff thereto.,

It was agreed that the defendant was a common carrier and that the…