Legal Opinion
Lis v. Pennsylvania Railroad
City of New York Municipal Court
Decided April 18, 1958PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJ. Irwin Shapiro, J.
Although this case was tried on February 27, 1958, the testimony and the memoranda of the respective parties were only submitted to me this day.
*869The action is one under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (hereinafter sometimes referred to as FELA), and the plaintiff has had a verdict by the jury in the sum of $2,000.
At the end of the entire case and again upon the rendition of the jury verdict, the defendant moved to dismiss the plaintiff’s complaint, as well as for a directed verdict in its favor. Decision was reserved on all motions.
At the end of the plaintiff’s case, the court, reserving…
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