Picard v. Pittsburgh & Ohio Valley Railway Co.

GOURLEY, Chief .Judge.

This is an action Under the Safety Appliance Act to recover damages for injuries sustained while plaintiff was employed as a brakeman for the Pittsburgh and Ohio Valley Railway Company, 45 U.S.C.A. §§ 9 and 11.

Upon jury trial verdict was returned In favor of plaintiff in the amount of $75,000, and the jury, in answer to specific interrogatories, found defendant .guilty of violating the Safety Appliance Acts which in each instance was a substantial contributing factor in bringing about the accident.1.The matter before the court relates to defendant’s motion for new trial…