Beanland v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER SETTING CASE FOR POST-TRIAL HEARING

JOHN W. OLIVER, District Judge.

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This case pends on defendant’s motion for new trial, or in the alternative, for remittitur of the $275,000 verdict returned in this F.E.L.A. ease. Defendant has also filed an application for an evidentiary hearing accompanied by supporting suggestions in regard to its contention that certain alleged misconduct on the part of two jurors during voir dire examination allegedly deprived defendant of its “statutory and constitutional right of peremptory challenge.” Defendant’s application shows that it believes…