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HOWARD v. LOUISIANA & A. RY. CO.

No. 5941.

49 F.2d 571 (1931)

HOWARD v. LOUISIANA & A. RY. CO.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 23, 1931.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Otis W. Bullock, of Shreveport, La., and S. P. Jones, of Marshall, Tex., for appellant.

R. F. White, of Alexandria, La., and A. L. Burford and C. Huffman Lewis, both of Shreveport, La., for appellee.

Before FOSTER, SIBLEY, and HUTCHESON, Circuit Judges.

HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.

Appellant, plaintiff below, sued the defendant railway company under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (45 USCA §§ 51-59) for alleged injuries claimed to have been suffered by him while in the defendant's employ as a brakeman.

At the close of all the evidence a motion for a directed verdict in favor of the defendant was presented and argued, and the court, stating that if a substantial...

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