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PICARD v. PITTSBURGH & OHIO VALLEY RAILWAY COMPANY

Civ. A. No. 13731.

153 F.Supp. 583 (1957)

Elmer E. PICARD, Plaintiff, v. PITTSBURGH & OHIO VALLEY RAILWAY COMPANY, a corporation, Defendant.

United States District Court W. D. Pennsylvania.

July 3, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert B. Ivory, of Evans, Ivory & Evans, Pittsburgh, Pa., for plaintiff.

Alan D. Riester, of Brandt, Riester, Brandt & Malone, Pittsburgh, Pa., for defendant.

GOURLEY, Chief Judge.

This is an action under the Safety Appliance Act to recover damages for injuries sustained while plaintiff was employed as a brakeman for the Pittsburgh and Ohio Valley Railway Company, 45 U.S.C.A. §§ 9 and 11.

Upon jury trial verdict was returned in favor of plaintiff in the amount of $75,000, and the jury, in answer to specific interrogatories, found defendant guilty of violating the Safety Appliance Acts which in each instance...

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