Donnelly v. Pennsylvania Railroad

Plaintiff’s suit was brought under the Federal Safety Appliance Act to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by him, an employee of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, a corporation, defendant, in its 59th street freight yard. A jury returned a verdict finding defendant guilty and assessing plaintiff’s damages at the sum of $65,000. Defendant appeals from a judgment entered on the verdict.

The major contention of defendant is that “the trial court erred in denying defendant’s motion for a directed verdict at the close of all the evidence and its subsequent motion for judgment…