LOAN v. SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY

No. 9804.

344 F.2d 701 (1965)

John C. LOAN, Appellant, v. SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit.

Decided April 20, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

F. Byron Parker, Richmond, Va., for appellant.

H. Merrill Pasco, Richmond, Va. (Robert P. Buford, Jr., and Robert F. Brooks and Hunton, Williams, Gay, Powell & Gibson, Richmond, Va., on brief), for appellee.

Before SOBELOFF and J. SPENCER BELL, Circuit Judges, and STANLEY, District Judge.


PER CURIAM:

John C. Loan, a railroad fireman, brought an action against his employer, Southern Railway Co., under the Federal Employers' Liability Act. He alleged in his complaint that the defendant negligently caused him to slip and fall by leaving metal rods on a step leading to the cab of an engine in which he was working. The case was heard by a jury and a verdict was rendered for the defendant.

The charge to the jury was adequate and there was sufficient...

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