Norfolk & W. Ry. Co. v. Skeens

MACK, Circuit Judge.

Judgment under Federal Employers’ Liability Act (45 USCA §§ 51-59), on a general verdict of $25,000, for severe personal injuries to a brakeman as a result of a collision. Details are unnecessary. It suffices to state that the complaint alleges three distinet grounds of negligence; the defense not only denies each of them, but also sets up contributory negligence and assumption of risk. The trial court clearly charged upon the issues submitted. At plaintiff’s request, a special finding was also submitted. The answer to the question involved therein, if negative, would have…