Mrazek v. Terminal Railroad Assn.

* NOTE: Opinion filed at May Term, 1937, July 30, 1937; motion for rehearing filed; motion overruled at September Term, December 14, 1937 This case, recently reassigned to the writer, is an action for damages for personal injuries brought under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (U.S.C.A. secs. 51-59). Plaintiff had a verdict for $15,000, and defendant has appealed from the judgment entered thereon.

Defendant assigns as error the refusal of the court to direct a verdict in its favor. Both parties concede the applicability of the Federal Act. Considering plaintiff's evidence and defendant's…