Legal Opinion
Fiskratti v. Pennsylvania Railroad Company
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 22, 1957PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVET, District Judge.
This is a motion by the defendant, The Long Island Rail Road Company, for an order pursuant -to Rules 6(b) and 59(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S.C.A., to set aside a jury verdict on the ground of excessiveness. On January 9, 1957, the jury returned a verdict against The Long Island Rail Road Company and exonerated the co-defendant, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. The liability of the defendant, Long Island Rail Road Company, was predicated on the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq. The verdict against said defendant was for…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Barry v. EdmundsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Kieffer v. Blue Seal Chemical Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1952
- Katherine Comiskey v. The Pennsylvania Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
- Herbert Butler, James Wilmoll, Richard Martelli, Bruce Roys, William Shiland, Harold Frederickson and Bruno Kapner v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1957
- Snodgrass v. CohenDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1951
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Meehan v. Central Railroad Company of New JerseyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1960
- La France v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1961
- Devlin v. Safeway Stores, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1964
- Bihm v. Lykes Bros. Steamship Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1963
- Lauretta v. ArredondoDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1972