Jones v. Pennsylvania Railroad Co.

Action for personal injuries under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, Title 45, U.S.C.A., sec. 51 et seq., and the Federal Safety Appliance Act, Title 45, U.S.C.A., sec. 1 et seq. Plaintiff was awarded $203,167 by the unanimous [158] verdict of a jury. The trial court granted a new trial. Plaintiff has appealed.

The motion for a new trial was sustained upon the specified grounds as follows,

"12. Because the verdict is the result of passion and prejudice on the part of the jury.

"14. Because the verdict is so grossly excessive as to indicate that it was the result of passion and prejudice…