Holweger v. Great Northern Railway Co.

Thomas Gallagher, Justice.

Appeal by plaintiff, Donald F. Holweger, of Grand Forks, North Dakota, from an order of the District Court of Clay County, denying his motion to vacate and set aside a verdict in his favor in the sum of $10,000 against his employer, Great Northern Railway Company, and to grant him a new trial. The proceedings involve four separate causes of action — three under the Federal Employers Liability Act 1 and one under the Federal Safety Appliance Acts 2 — which were tried together. The verdict constituted the jury’s total award in all such causes of action and is regarded…