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NEW YORK, N. H. & H. R. CO. v. HENAGAN

No. 38.

364 U.S. 441 (1960)

81 S.Ct. 198

5 L.Ed.2d 183

NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN & HARTFORD RAILROAD CO. v. HENAGAN.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 21, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Noel W. Deering argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioner.

James W. Kelleher argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was Daniel J. Hanlon.

PER CURIAM.

The respondent was a waitress in the grill car of one of petitioner's trains. She brought this action under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U. S. C. § 51 et seq., for damages for injuries allegedly sustained when an emergency application of the brakes brought the train to a sudden stop. A jury which heard the case in the District Court for the District of Massachusetts returned a verdict for respondent. The trial judge denied the petitioner...

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