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MacPHERSON v. BOSTON AND MAINE CORPORATION

No. 7799.

439 F.2d 1089 (1971)

George K. MacPHERSON, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. BOSTON AND MAINE CORPORATION, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

March 31, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. C. Herlihy, Boston, Mass., for defendant, appellant.

Robert P. Malone, Boston, Mass., for plaintiff, appellee.

Before ALDRICH, Chief Judge, McENTEE and COFFIN, Circuit Judges.

ALDRICH, Chief Judge.

This is an FELA suit, 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq., by MacPherson, a freight train conductor, against the Boston and Maine Corporation to recover damages for personal injury sustained when he slipped on a pile of snow. The sole question is whether the court erred in not directing a verdict for the defendant, which in turn raises the question whether there was any evidence that negligence of the defendant contributed to the accident. We recognize...

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