LOFTIN v. HOWARD


82 So.2d 125 (1955)

Scott M. LOFTIN and John W. Martin, as Trustees for the Florida East Coast Railway Company, Appellants, v. Fred L. HOWARD, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida. Division A.

June 15, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anderson, Scott, McCarthy & Preston, Dwight Sullivan, Miami, Russell L. Frink, Jacksonville, for appellants.

Cushman, Gay & Woodard, Miami, for appellee.


TERRELL, Justice.

This action was brought by appellee under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq., to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been received while working as a switchman in the Buena Vista Yard of appellants at Miami, Florida. A jury trial resulted in a verdict of $3,000. Defendant moved for a directed verdict at the close of the plaintiff's case and at the close...

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