Fiedler v. Chicago & N. W. Ry. Co.

SWAIM, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the District Court which awarded the plaintiff, Kenneth W. Fiedler, damages of $20,000, for personal injuries, against the defendant, Chicago and North Western Railway-Company. The alleged errors relied on arose out of the trial court’s refusal to grant the defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and its refusal to grant the defendant a new trial.

The plaintiff was a passenger on a train of the defendant at the time of the accident which resulted in the plaintiff’s injuries. The jury, in addition to its general…