Legal Opinion
Savino Dagnello v. Long Island Rail Road Company
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 24, 1961No. 173, Docket 26453PublishedCited by 237 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEDINA, Circuit Judge.
On March 26, 1959 Savino Dagnello, a yard brakeman in the employ of appellant Long Island Rail Road Company had his left leg amputated when it was run over by two freight cars in the railroad’s Pitkin Avenue Yard in Brooklyn, New York. Negligence on the part of the railroad was conceded, and the case went to the jury on the issues of contributory negligence and the amount of the damages to be assessed. The jury rendered a verdict against the railroad for $130,-500. Although not requested to do so, the jury of its own volition, but closely following the various elements…
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