Legal Opinion
Crane v. Consolidated Rail Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 30, 1984No. 454, Docket 83-7459PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal by defendant Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) from a judgment of the District Court for the Southern District of New York, after a jury verdict in a second trial in an action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. §§ 51 et seq., awarding damages of $1,750,000 for the wrongful death of Peter Crane, an employee of Conrail. This judgment compared with an award of $425,000, reduced by 50% for contributory negligence, awarded by a jury at the first trial. Conrail urges that the district court erred in directing a new trial at…
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