THOMAS v. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY

No. 253, Docket 24206.

277 F.2d 799 (1960)

James THOMAS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided April 22, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bromsen & Gammerman, Stanley M. Goldberg, New York City, for plaintiff-appellant.

Conboy, Hewitt, O'Brien & Boardman, New York City (Thomas V. McMahon, New York City, of counsel), for defendant-appellee.

Before WATERMAN and BARNES, Circuit Judges, and SMITH, District Judge.


PER CURIAM.

Appellant is the plaintiff in an action for personal injuries brought under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. §§ 51-60, in the Southern District of New York and tried to a jury. The jury returned a general verdict in favor of the defendant. Plaintiff's appeal is confined to a single contention.

On cross-examination, over the objection of plaintiff's counsel, plaintiff was asked the following question: "How many accidents...

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