Mayor v. Central Vermont Ry.

FRANK J. COLEMAN, District Judge.

This is an action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (45 USCA §'§ 51-59; Comp. St. §§ 8657-8665) to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by a brakeman in the employ of the défendant railway. Plaintiff concedes that this court has no jurisdiction of the action, and that it should now be dismissed, unless the injuries were sustained in interstate commerce. The case was *906tried before a jury, and a verdict of $45,000 was awarded to the plaintiff. The decision of the defendant’s motion to set aside the verdict was reserved, and upon subsequent…