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TAYLOR v. WASHINGTON TERMINAL COMPANY

No. 21970.

409 F.2d 145 (1969)

Alonzo Wayne TAYLOR, Appellant, v. The WASHINGTON TERMINAL COMPANY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided February 20, 1969.

Petition for Rehearing Denied April 8, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. James R. Scullen, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Mr. Stephen A. Trimble, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Thomas A. Flannery, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellee.

Before BAZELON, Chief Judge, and WRIGHT and ROBINSON, Circuit Judges.

J. SKELLY WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Taylor sued appellee railroad under the Federal Employers' Liability Act1 for personal injury resulting from appellee's alleged negligence. A jury returned a verdict of $80,000 for appellant. The railroad moved for a new trial on the ground that the verdict was excessive,2 and the District Court granted the motion, with the proviso that it should be denied if appellant...

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