Alonzo Wayne Taylor v. The Washington Terminal Company

J. SKELLY WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Taylor sued appellee railroad under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act 1 for personal injury resulting from appellee’s alleged negligence. A jury returned a verdict of $80,000 for appellant. The railroad moved for a new trial on the ground that the verdict was excessive, 2 and the District Court granted the motion, with the proviso that it should be denied if appellant made a remittitur of $60,000. Appellant refused to make the remittitur, and the case proceeded to a second trial. Again a verdict was returned for appellant, though this time only…