Haines v. Southern Pacific Company

HATHAWAY, Chief Judge.

This case involved a wrongful death action brought under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq., for the death of the plaintiff’s decedent who was killed in the line of his duties while working for the defendant railroad. The issues of the defendant’s negligence, the decedent’s contributory negligence, and damages were submitted to the jury. A verdict was returned for the defendant railroad and a judgment was entered thereon. The plaintiff’s motion for a new trial was denied and this appeal followed. We must view the facts in the light most…