Williams v. New York Central Railroad

Mr. Presiding Justice Friend

delivered the opinion of the court.

Plaintiff brought an action at law under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act and Safety Appliance Act to recover damages resulting from injuries sustained by him while employed as a brakeman on one of defendant’s freight trains ¿engaged in interstate commerce. Defendant’s motions for a directed verdict at the conclusion of plaintiff’s case and again at the close of all the evidence were overruled. A motion thereafter made by defendant separately to direct a verdict as to each of the six charges of negligence, was also denied.…