Crookham v. NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY

Given, President :

This action was instituted under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, in the Circuit Court of Mason County, by Ray Crookham, against the New York Central Railroad Company, an interstate common carrier, for damages alleged to have resulted from negligence of defendant in failing to furnish plaintiff with a reasonably safe place to work, in failing to furnish proper tools to perform work assigned to him, and in failing to furnish a sufficient number of employees to perform the work assigned. The jury returned a verdict of $12,500.00 in favor of plaintiff, and the trial court,…