SLEEMAN v. CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY COMPANY

No. 18534.

414 F.2d 305 (1969)

Joseph E. SLEEMAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. The CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit.

July 25, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul O. Strawhecker, Grand Rapids, Mich., for appellant, Robert A. Straub, Detroit, Mich., on the brief.

F. William McKee, Grand Rapids, Mich., for appellee, Rhoades, McKee & Boer, Grand Rapids, Mich., on the brief.

Before PHILLIPS, EDWARDS and PECK, Circuit Judges.


EDWARDS, Circuit Judge.

Appellant, Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co., appeals from an award of damages entered in favor of an employee, Joseph Sleeman, after a trial under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U. S.C. §§ 51-60 (1964), before a District Judge in the Western District of Michigan.

The first and principal contention is that contrary to Sleeman's argument and the findings of the District Judge, the design and lighting of the parking...

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