Legal Opinion
Foster v. Donora Southern Railroad
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 24, 1956No. Civ. A. No. 11605PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOURLEY, Chief Judge.
This, proceeding involves a claim for damages under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq.
Upon jury trial, a verdict was returned in favor of plaintiff in the amount of $25,000.
The immediate matter before the court relates to a motion for new trial on the sole ground that the verdict was excessive.
Defense counsel at time of argument waived any additional contention in support of his motion for new trial, asserting that he is satisfied that sufficient evidence was adduced at time of trial to sustain defendant’s liability.
Plaintiff was' thirty-two…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Pearl Thomas, Administratrix of the Estate of Lewis Samuel Thomas, Deceased v. Conemaugh & Black Lick Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1956
- Hord v. National Homeopathic HospitalDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1952
- National Homeopathic Hospital v. HordCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1953
- Foresman v. PepinDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1946
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- Virginian Railway Company, a Corporation v. James Ernest Rose, an Infant, by Ernest Rose, His Next Friend, and Ernest Rose and Janice RoseCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1959
- Charles W. Foster v. Donora Southern Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1957