Director General of Railroads v. Ronald

The plaintiff below recovered a judgment as the result of a directed verdict of the District Court after both sides had submitted their proof and each requested the direction of a verdict. The motion for a direction was as follows: •

“Mr. Spring: If your honor please, I move for a direction of a verdict in favor of the plaintiff upon the ground that, upon the disputed proof, except *141as to the matter of damages, it was a violation of the Safety Appliance Act, in that the witnesses all agreed that this grab handle was’ not fastened to the car with a bolt which had a rivet head on one end and a…