MR. JUSTICE KILEY delivered the opinion of the court.
This is an appeal by plaintiff from a judgment for $80,000 in his favor.
Plaintiff was a conductor employed by defendant in December 1951, when he was injured in an interstate train movement in Kentucky. He sued for damages under the Federal Employers' Liability Act. The first trial in February 1952 resulted in a verdict and judgment for $130,000. The trial judge granted a new trial on the ground of error...
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