Finley v. St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co.

Action under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A., Sec. 51 et seq. The verdict was for $40,000 in favor of plaintiff. On motion for a new trial a remittitur of $10,000 was made; the motion for new trial was overruled and defendant appealed.

Plaintiff is the widow of Claud R. Finley, deceased, and brought this suit as administratrix of his estate. The deceased was a car inspector, and was killed in a switching movement September 2, 1931, while on duty in defendant's yards at Chaffee, Missouri, and it is conceded that the cause is properly under the Federal Employers' Liability Act.

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