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OLSEN v. NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY

232 F.Supp. 28 (1964)

Elsie OLSEN, as Administratrix of the Goods, Chattels and Credits of Ingolf Olsen, Deceased, Plaintiff, v. The NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY, Defendant.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

May 12, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George J. Engelman, New York City, for plaintiff.

Gerald E. Dwyer, by Henry W. Herbert and C. Austin White, New York City, for defendant.

BONSAL, District Judge.

This is a diversity action under the New York Wrongful Death Statute1 brought by the widow of Ingolf Olsen who drowned after falling into the East River from defendant's Tug 15 on June 11, 1959. After trial, the jury returned a general verdict for plaintiff of $27,820. Defendant has moved under Fed.R.Civ.P. 50(b) for an order setting aside the verdict and, alternatively, for judgment in its favor or for a new trial...

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