ANDERSON v. ELGIN, JOLIET AND EASTERN RAILWAY CO.

No. 11424.

227 F.2d 91 (1955)

Louis D. ANDERSON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ELGIN, JOLIET AND EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

Rehearing Denied December 7, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harlan L. Hackbert, Chicago, Ill., Stevenson, Conaghan, Velde & Hackbert, Chicago, Ill., of counsel, for appellant.

Bruce Parkhill, Chicago, Ill., for appellee.

Before DUFFY, Chief Judge, and MAJOR and SWAIM, Circuit Judges.


MAJOR, Circuit Judge.

This action was brought by the plaintiff under the provisions of the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq., to recover damages for injuries incurred in the course of his employment by the defendant. The case was tried to a jury which rendered a verdict in favor of the plaintiff. From a judgment predicated thereon defendant appeals.

The principal issue argued here is that the trial court erred in its refusal to...

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