NORFOLK & W. RY. CO. v. TRAUTWEIN

No. 8213.

111 F.2d 923 (1940)

NORFOLK & W. RY. CO. v. TRAUTWEIN.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

May 10, 1940.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James I. Boulger, of Columbus, Ohio (Bannon, Bannon & Lynn, of Portsmouth, Ohio, on the brief), for appellant.

W. K. Sullivan, of Cleveland, Ohio (Newcomb, Nord & Hornbeck, of Cleveland, Ohio, on the brief), for appellee.

Before HICKS, HAMILTON, and ARANT, Circuit Judges.


HICKS, Circuit Judge.

Appellee, plaintiff below, sued appellant for damages for personal injuries. Appellant challenges the denial of a directed verdict and the correctness of certain features of the court's charge and of certain special instructions.

The action was brought under the Federal Employers' Liability Act. The evidence is, that appellant operated a line of railroad in interstate commerce between the states of Ohio and West Virginia and that appellee...

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