BLACK v. PENN CENTRAL COMPANY

No. 74-1339.

507 F.2d 269 (1974)

Niles W. BLACK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PENN CENTRAL COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

December 9, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Niles W. Black, Harry E. Klide, Hinton, Mylett, Klide & Stocker, Jerry P. Hontas, Canton, Ohio, for plaintiff-appellant.

Eldon S. Wright, Harrington, Huxley & Smith, Youngstown, Ohio, for defendant-appellee.

Before WEICK and McCREE, Circuit Judges, and O'SULLIVAN, Senior Circuit Judge.


WEICK, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which O'SULLIVAN, Senior Circuit Judge, joined. McCREE, J., (pp. 271-273) filed a dissenting opinion.

WEICK, Circuit Judge.

This appeal is from a judgment entered upon a jury verdict for defendant in an action for damages for personal injuries, which action was brought in the District Court under the Federal Safety Appliance Act, 45 U.S.C. §§ 1 et seq., and the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45...

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