PURVIS v. PENNSYLVANIA R. CO.

Civ. A. 6139.

98 F.Supp. 212 (1951)

PURVIS v. PENNSYLVANIA R. CO.

United States District Court E. D. Pennsylvania.

June 14, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ernest R. White, of Richter, Lord & Farage, of Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiff.

H. Francis DeLone, F. Hastings Griffith, Jr., both of Philadelphia, Pa., for defendant.


BARD, District Judge.

In this action by Joseph J. Purvis against the Pennsylvania Railroad Company for damages for a broken rib suffered in an accident while Purvis was employed by the railroad, the jury returned a verdict of $1000 for plaintiff. It is now before me on defendant's motions for a new trial and to set aside the verdict and judgment entered thereon in accordance with defendant's motion for a directed verdict.

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