Eiseman v. Pennsylvania R.

BIGGS, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff, the widow and executrix of Louis Eiseman, a conductor of a shifting crew employed by the defendant railroad, brought suit under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act and the Safety Appliance Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq. and § 1 et seq., to recover damages for the death of her husband which resulted from an accident at the 52nd Street classification yard of the defendant at Philadelphia. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff, answering certain interrogatories stated and discussed hereinafter. The court below entered a judgment n.o.v. for the defendant1…