Honeycutt v. WABASH RAILROAD COMPANY

ELMO B. HUNTER, Special Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment for $20,000, the sole contention being that it is excessive by more than $7,500.

Repondent-plaintiff, Roy Honeycutt, on July 18, 1955, brought this action against appellant-defendant, Wabash Railroad Company, a corporation, under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq., to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by him on November 10, 1954, when he was injured by the discharge of a rivet gun operated by air pressure, allegedly as a result of the negligence of defendant in providing plaintiff with a…