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HAYS v. PENNSYLVANIA R. CO.

Gen. No. 47,358.

19 Ill. App.2d 368 (1958)

153 N.E.2d 737

Emil Hays, Appellant, v. Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, First Division.

Released for publication November 25, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Kenney, John J. Naughton, of Chicago (Henslee, Monek & Murray, of counsel) for appellant.

Kirkland, Fleming, Green, Martin & Ellis, of Chicago (Robert H. Bierma, A.L. Foster, Max E. Wildman, William R. Jentes, of counsel) for appellee.

JUSTICE SCHWARTZ delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an action brought under the provisions of the Federal Safety Appliance Act and the Federal Employers' Liability Act. A verdict of $37,000 was rendered by the jury, and the court after overruling post-trial motions entered judgment. Plaintiff appeals and assigns errors on two grounds: first, the gross inadequacy of the verdict; and, second, error in two instructions on damages. The judgment must be reversed...

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