VAN OSDOL, Commissioner.
In this action under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq., plaintiff-administratrix sought recovery for the death of John E. Hughes, who was fatally injured January 20, 1951, while on duty as a switchman in defendant's switch yards. A jury returned a verdict and judgment was rendered for plaintiff in the sum of $30,000. Defendant has appealed.
Defendant-appellant contends the trial court erred in submitting...
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