SHARKEY v. PENN CENTRAL TRANSPORTATION COMPANY

No. 163, Docket 73-1611.

493 F.2d 685 (1974)

John R. SHARKEY, Sr., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PENN CENTRAL TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided March 1, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jesse C. Sable, New York City (Arnold B. Elkind, New York City, on the brief), for plaintiff-appellee.

John F. Scully, Hartford, Conn. (Cooney, Scully & Dowling, Joseph P. Cooney, David T. Ryan, Hartford, Conn. of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Before LUMBARD, MANSFIELD and MULLIGAN, Circuit Judges.


MULLIGAN, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from an order of the United States District Court, District of Connecticut, Hon. Robert C. Zampano, Judge, denying the defendant's motion for a new trial. The plaintiff has sued for damages pursuant to the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. §§ 51-60, because of injuries sustained on August 20, 1969, while he was employed as a ticket collector-conductor by the defendant. After a jury trial, a verdict...

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