HARRIS v. NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY

No. 8831.

319 F.2d 493 (1963)

James E. HARRIS, Appellant, v. NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY, a corporation, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit.

Decided June 29, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis B. Fine, Norfolk, Va. (Howard I. Legum, and Fine, Fine, Legum & Schwan, Norfolk, Va., on brief), for appellant.

William C. Worthington, Norfolk, Va. (Worthington, White & Harper, Norfolk, Va., on brief), for appellee.

Before HAYNSWORTH and J. SPENCER BELL, Circuit Judges, and PREYER, District Judge.


HAYNSWORTH, Circuit Judge.

This Federal Employers' Liability Act plaintiff appeals from a judgment entered upon a verdict in his favor in the amount of $15,000. On appeal, his principal contention is that the amount of the verdict was inadequate. Secondarily, he complains of the denial of a requested instruction relating to damages and of the sufficiency of the instruction actually given respecting the damages. We think the...

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