Seaboard Coast Line Railroad v. Ward

Plaintiff, Thomas J. Ward, filed a motion for judgment against Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company to recover damages under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. §§ 51 et seq., as amended, for injuries received while working in Seaboard’s railroad shop in Portsmouth. Plaintiff received a jury verdict in the amount of $200,000 upon which the trial court entered judgment. We granted Seaboard a writ of error to consider (1) whether negligence of the plaintiff was the sole proximate cause of the injuries as a matter of law, (2) whether there was misconduct on the part of a juror, and…