WENDELL v. CHICAGO, R. I. & P. R. CO.

No. 10077.

184 F.2d 868 (1950)

WENDELL v. CHICAGO, R. I. & P. R. CO.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

October 19, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas I. Megan, Milton V. Thompson, Chicago, Ill., for appellant.

Bruneau E. Heirich, Robert J. Rafferty, Chicago, Ill., for appellee.

Before MAJOR, Chief Judge, and FINNEGAN and LINDLEY, Circuit Judges.


MAJOR, Chief Judge.

This action was brought under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq., and the Safety Appliance Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 1 et seq., for the recovery of damages occasioned by the death of Donald Q. Wendell, plaintiff's decedent, who was killed while acting as a brakeman in the employ of the defendant. The case was submitted to the jury solely on the allegations predicated upon the Federal Employers' Liability Act, the...

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