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SPANN v. RICHMOND FREDERICKSBURG AND POTOMAC RAILROAD CO.

No. 15168.

273 F.2d 827 (1959)

Clyde SPANN, Appellant v. RICHMOND FREDERICKSBURG AND POTOMAC RAILROAD COMPANY, a body corporate, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided December 23, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Bernard M. Savage, Baltimore, Md., with whom Mr. Richard W. Turner, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. William B. Jones, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Roman J. Gerber, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellee.

Before Mr. Justice BURTON, retired, FAHY, and BURGER, Circuit Judges.

FAHY, Circuit Judge.

Appellant was a passenger train engineer employed by the appellee railroad. He sued the railroad under the Federal Employers' Liability Act1 for injuries suffered in the course of his employment. The jury awarded him a total of $15,000.00 damages, of which about $6,500.00 represented pecuniary loss, the balance being attributable to the physical injuries. The trial court, however, set aside the verdict and entered...

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