DAWKINS, District Judge.
This is an action for damages under the federal Employers' Liability Law (Comp. St. §§ 8657-8665). At the conclusion of the trial the court instructed the jury to find for plaintiff, leaving to it alone the question of the amount to be awarded. Defendant has moved for a new trial, both upon the question of liability and because of the alleged excessive amount of the verdict.
The reasons orally given by the court in directing...
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