Pennsylvania Steel Co. v. Jacobsen
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of New York. This cause comes up upon a writ of error to review a judgment entered upon the verdict of a jury in favor of the plaintiff, defendant in error here. In this opinion the parties are designated as in the court below.
1Opinion of the Court
NOYES, Circuit Judge.
This action was brought to recover damages for the death of the plaintiff’s intestate, Carl J. Jacobsen, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant, his employer. The plaintiff had a verdict for $5,000 damages and the defendant brought this writ of error. The grounds of error which the defendant now urges are in substance: (1) That the court erred in denying defendant’s motion for a direction of the verdict in its favor•because the plaintiff (a) had failed to show any negligence on the part of the defendant; (b) had shown that the plaintiff’s intestate…
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