McDONOUGH, Chief Justice.
Respondent was awarded judgment upon a verdict in the net amount of $17,500 in a suit brought under the provisions of the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq.
In his complaint, respondent prayed damages for injuries to his back and nervous system, including a "ruptured intervertebral disc in the lower lumbar region of his spine." To prove this injury, he introduced the testimony of a doctor who examined...
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