WEBB v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY

No. 11462.

228 F.2d 257 (1955)

John W. WEBB, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 30, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William F. Bunn, Chicago, Ill., Herbert J. Deany, Robert S. Kirby, Chicago, Ill., J. H. Wright, Chicago, Ill., of counsel, for appellant.

Robert J. Rafferty, Chicago, Ill., for appellee.

Before MAJOR, LINDLEY and SWAIM, Circuit Judges.


LINDLEY, Circuit Judge.

This is an action under the Federal Employer's Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq., to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff in the course of his employment as a brakeman by defendant, resulting, as he averred, from the negligence of defendant in failing to provide him with a reasonably safe place in which to work. Defendant's motions for a directed verdict made at the close of plaintiff's evidence and at the...

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