Bauman v. Grand Trunk Western Railroad

After the third complete trial, this matter now comes before, an appellate court for the fourth time. We can only echo the admonition of Justice Black when he stated in the last appeal, Bauman v. Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company (1965), 376 Mich 675, 691:

“As against such litigatory background we had best see that our order for a third trial goes down in company with such clear words of guidance, fitted specifically to the evidence-defined issue of causation, as will most likely insure finality of whatever third verdict a third jury will report.”

We have now had the third jury and the third…