O'Brien v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad

WE^THUES, C.

In this suit plaintiff asked damages under . the Federal Employers’ Liability Act against the defendant railroad company for injuries alleged to have been sustained while he was at work as a-member óf a switching crew. A trial resulted in'a verdict for plaintiff in the sum of $100,000. The trial, court by- requiring a remittitur reduced the amount to $55,000 and entered judgment for that sum. The defendant appealed to this court.

Appellant under points I, II, and III of its brief challenges the sufficiency of the evidence' to sustain the verdict. Point IV pertains to the giving of…