Morgan v. Ogden Union Ry. & Depot Co.

The plaintiff brought this action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (45 USCA §§ 51-59) to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by him while he was employed by the defendant in interstate commerce. The case was tried to a jury, and resulted in a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of $15,009. The defendant appeals.

For a reversal of the judgment, the defendant presented several assignments of error, but the only assignments that were considered or discussed in its brief or in the oral argument related to the court’s refusal (1) to direct a verdict for the…