ROBAK v. PENNSYLVANIA R. CO.

No. 9916.

178 F.2d 485 (1949)

ROBAK v. PENNSYLVANIA R. CO.

United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.

Decided December 27, 1949.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph S. Clark Jr., Philadelphia, Pa. (J. Peter Williams, Barnes, Dechert, Price, Myers & Clark, Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for appellant.

Elwood S. Levy, Philadelphia, Pa. (Richter, Lord & Farage, Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for appellee.

Before GOODRICH, McLAUGHLIN and KALODNER, Circuit Judges.


GOODRICH, Circuit Judge.

The sole ground for this appeal by the defendant railroad from a verdict against it in an action under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. §§ 51-60, is alleged error in the trial judge's charge to the jury.

The plaintiff was employed as a laborer in the railroad's Pitcairn, Pennsylvania, upholstery shop. Part of her work was to remove seats in passenger coaches. Plaintiff's testimony gave rise to two possible...

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