Dailey v. Palmer

SWAN, Circuit Judge.

This is a personal injury action brought against the trustees in reorganization by a passenger of the New Haven Railroad whose finger was injured when the door of the car closed upon it. Trial was had to a jury which returned a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $1400. At the close of the plaintiff’s case, the court denied a motion to dismiss the complaint for lack of proof of negligence by the defendants and proof of contributory negligence by the plaintiff. At the close of all the evidence, the defendants renewed their motion to dismiss and moved also for a directed…