Charles Wing Young v. Clinchfield Railroad Company

SOBELOFF, Chief Judge.

This is an action for personal injuries, brought under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq., by Charles Wing Young, a former employee of the defendant, Clinchfield Railroad Company. The plaintiff sought recovery for silicosis, attributed to the inhalation of silica in the course of his work for the defendant. Upon a jury verdict, judgment for $6,000.00 was entered in favor of the plaintiff by the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. The defendant’s appeal asserts that the trial court erred in three respects:…