THOMPSON v. TENNESSEE R. CO.

No. 5089.

33 F.2d 18 (1929)

THOMPSON v. TENNESSEE R. CO.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

June 6, 1929.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. T. Kennerly, of Knoxville, Tenn. (R. L. Pope and Kennerly & Key, all of Knoxville, Tenn., on the brief), for plaintiff in error.

S. F. Fowler, of Knoxville, Tenn. (Fowler & Fowler, of Knoxville, Tenn., on the brief), for defendant in error.

Before MOORMAN, MACK, and HICKENLOOPER, Circuit Judges.


MACK, Circuit Judge.

In an action under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (45 USCA §§ 51-59) for personal injuries, judgment was rendered for defendant on a directed verdict at the close of all the evidence. This was on a second trial; the verdict for plaintiff in the first trial having been set aside as not supported by the evidence.

Defendant operated a small railroad primarily for the transportation of coal and lumber, with its southern terminus...

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