CRANE v. CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORP.

No. 454, Docket 83-7459.

731 F.2d 1042 (1984)

Carol A. CRANE, Individually and as Administratrix of the Goods, Chattels and Credits which were of Peter A. Crane, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided March 30, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry G. Miller, White Plains, N.Y. (Lawrence T. D'Aloise, Clark, Gagliardi & Miller, P.C., White Plains, N.Y.), for plaintiff-appellee.

Richard J. O'Keeffe, White Plains, N.Y. (O'Keeffe & Moloney, White Plains, N.Y.) for defendant-appellant.

Before FRIENDLY, MANSFIELD and KEARSE, Circuit Judges.


FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal by defendant Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) from a judgment of the District Court for the Southern District of New York, after a jury verdict in a second trial in an action under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. §§ 51 et seq., awarding damages of $1,750,000 for the wrongful death of Peter Crane, an employee of Conrail. This judgment compared with an award of $425,000, reduced...

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