COX v. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY

No. 1731.

120 A.2d 214 (1956)

Gilbert COX, Appellant, v. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY, a body corporate, Appellee.

Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided February 10, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel Intrater, Washington, D. C., with whom Albert Brick, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant.

Paul F. McArdle, Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Before CAYTON, Chief Judge, and HOOD and QUINN, Associate Judges.


HOOD, Associate Judge.

In an action for personal injuries appellant obtained a verdict for $7,500 against appellee railroad company. On motion the trial court set aside the verdict and directed entry of judgment in favor of the railroad company. The trial court based its action on the ground that appellant as a matter of law was contributorily negligent. This appeal questions the correctness of such action.

Appellant, who was plant superintendent of a scrap...

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