Howard v. Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad

PRESIDING JUSTICE SCHEINEMAN

delivered the opinion of the court.

Plaintiff Roscoe Howard was injured during the course of his employment as fireman by the defendant railroad, and he filed this suit under the Federal Employers Liability Act. He obtained judgment on a verdict of $125,000, and the post-trial motions of defendant were overruled. On this appeal the defendant concedes that the evidence adequately disclosed negligence on its part, but asserts there are other errors requiring reversal.

The accident in question occurred at night in an unlighted area. The engine, on which plaintiff was…