St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company v. Glen Williams

RIVES, Circuit Judge:

Appellee-plaintiff sued under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 1 2 the Safety Appliance Act, 8 and the Boiler Inspection Act. 3 He recovered a verdict and judgment in the amount of $85,000.-00. solely upon the theory of absolute liability imposed by the Boiler Inspection Act. The appellant-defendant urges that the district court erred: (1) in submitting the case to the jury on the theory of a violation of the Boiler Inspection Act; (2) in failing to instruct the jury that it could not award damages resulting from a separate intervening cause; and (3) in failing to…