Norfolk & W. Ry. Co. v. Kratzer

HICKS, Circuit Judge.

Action by defendant in error, Kratzer, herein called plaintiff, to recover damages of plaintiff in error, the Norfolk & Western Railway Company, herein called defendant, for personal injuries. The suit was brought under the Ohio Railroad Employers’ Liability Act (Ohio Gen. Code, § 9017, subd. 2). The only question is whether the court erred in denying defendant’s motion for a directed verdict.

The main line of defendant’s road runs almost east and west through Winchester. The track is straight and crosses at least three streets of the village. The depot is on the south…