LEHIGH VALLEY R. CO. v. HATMAKER

No. 5237.

69 F.2d 282 (1934)

LEHIGH VALLEY R. CO. v. HATMAKER.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

February 21, 1934.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Evan C. Jones and John C. Phillips, both of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., for appellant.

Abram Salsburg, of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., and Sydelle B. Hyman, of Pittston, Pa., for appellee.

Before WOOLLEY, DAVIS, and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges.


THOMPSON, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. The plaintiff, claiming under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (45 US CA § 51 et seq.), brought suit in trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. He was employed as a switchman by the defendant, the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company. The facts, construed most favorably to the plaintiff and apparently accepted by the jury, are as...

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