Monongahela Railway Company, a Corporation v. Robert H. Black

TIMMERMAN, District Judge.

On this appeal, “It is contended by the Monongahela Railway Company that the Safety Appliance Acts should not have been applied to the case and that the verdict of the Jury was so excessive as to shock the conscience and create the impression that the jury misinterpreted the facts or the law.” (pp. 3 and 4 of Appellant’s brief.)

The plaintiff recovered a verdict below in the amount of $21,400, on account of personal injuries received when he was struck by a moving freight car on a side track at the Arkwright Coal Mine. The siding at the mine consists of four side…