Basham v. Pennsylvania Railroad

In an action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (U. S. Code, tit. 45, § 51 et seq.), the plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, entered February 5, 1958, dismissing the complaint after the court had set aside a jury’s verdict in his favor. Plaintiff claimed that the movement of a wheel-pit platform, upon which he was working, threw him off balance and caused him to lose his grip upon a 110-pound spring which fell on his hand, causing the injuries complained of. The verdict in plaintiff’s favor was set aside upon the ground that there was uncontroverted…