Judgment entered in plaintiff's favor unanimously reversed on the law, and in the exercise of discretion, and a new trial ordered, with costs to the appellant.
In this action, brought under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, the burden of proving contributory negligence on the part of the plaintiff is upon the defendant (Central Vt. Ry. v. White,
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