George A. Straub v. Reading Company

McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judge.

Appellant’s main ground for reversal of this district court judgment in favor of appellee is that it was deprived of a fair trial by reason of the deliberate conduct of appellee’s attorney throughout the trial.

The suit was under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq. Appellee was assistant chief timekeeper for appellant. While on a ladder in the storeroom in appellant’s Philadelphia terminal he fell and sustained injuries. On the merits, the disputed condition of the ladder was important. On damages, the allegation that appellee’s back had…