THOMPSON v. HOCKING VALLEY RY. CO.

No. 5470.

45 F.2d 155 (1930)

THOMPSON v. HOCKING VALLEY RY. CO.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

November 5, 1930.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. C. Luckay, of Cleveland, Ohio (Bernsteen & Bernsteen, of Cleveland, Ohio, on the brief), for appellant.

J. P. Wood, of Cleveland, Ohio (Wilson & Rector, of Columbus, Ohio, and Tolles, Hogsett & Ginn, of Cleveland, Ohio, on the brief), for appellee.

Before DENISON and MOORMAN, Circuit Judges, and ANDERSON, District Judge.


PER CURIAM.

This case was presented to the court below as being an action for negligence under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (45 USCA §§ 51-59). The court thought that plaintiff's proofs did not tend to show negligence, and so instructed a verdict for defendant. It is now apparent that the petition's claim for relief, "under the Federal Employers' Liability Act and the amendments thereto," and the stated facts in the petition, went far toward making...

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