Blair v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Linn,

Plaintiff sued under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act of April 22, 1908, c. 149, 35 Stat. 65, 45 USCA 51 et seq. After a trial in which he got a verdict, a new *437trial was granted, as the learned trial judge explained, because he had submitted to the jury defendant’s liability for “. . . failure to provide adequate equipment for the work; failure to provide sufficient help, and carelessness of its employees . . he stated that after reflection he had concluded that there was no evidence to support a finding of inadequate equipment or insufficient help and therefore…