Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company v. Dollar

EMBRY, Justice.

This is an appeal by Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company (hereafter L & N) from a judgment on jury verdict in favor of plaintiff, Everett Dollar (hereafter Dollar), in the amount of $17,500. The action was brought under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C., § 51.

In his oral charge to the jury the learned trial judge aptly summarized the claim of plaintiff as to the liability of defendant to him :

“Now, the Plaintiff in this action claims that he sustained an injury or damages as a proximate result in whole or part of negligence of the Defendant in negligently…