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VIRGINIAN RAILWAY COMPANY v. CALHOUN

108 S.E.2d 239 (1959)

200 Va. 908

VIRGINIAN RAILWAY COMPANY v. Andrew J. CALHOUN.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

May 4, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leigh D. Williams, Edward L. Oast, Jr., Norfolk (Williams, Cocke, Worrell & Kelly, Norfolk, on brief), for plaintiff in error.

Henry E. Howell, Jr., Norfolk (Jett, Sykes & Howell, Norfolk, on brief), for defendant in error.

Before EGGLESTON, C. J., and SPRATLEY, BUCHANAN, MILLER, WHITTLE, SNEAD, and I'ANSON, JJ.

BUCHANAN, Justice.

This action was brought by the plaintiff, Andrew J. Calhoun, against the defendant, Virginian Railway Company, under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq., to recover damages for injuries which he alleged were caused by the negligence of the defendant. A jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $5,000 on which the judgment appealed from was entered. The defendant assigned errors and contends first that...

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