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VEELIK v. ATCHISON, TOPEKA & SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY

No. 14366.

225 F.2d 53 (1955)

Raymond J. VEELIK, Appellant, v. The ATCHISON, TOPEKA & SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY, a corporation, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

April 26, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nat Wilk, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellant.

Robert W. Walker, J. H. Cummins, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellee.

Before STEPHENS and FEE, Circuit Judges, and WIIG, District Judge.

JAMES ALGER FEE, Circuit Judge.

The action was filed by Veelik under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq. There was a trial before a jury, which rendered a verdict in his favor for $2,000.00, damages for personal injuries sustained by him as a result of a railway train accident while he was employed as a fireman by the Santa Fe. The company had admitted liability, but denied that plaintiff suffered damage in the sum of $100,000.00, as...

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