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RUPNIK v. PA. RAILROAD CO.

412 Pa. 460 (1963)

Rupnik v. Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

November 12, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Claney Smith, with him Lisle A. Zehner, and Smith & Zehner, for appellant.

Robert B. Ivory, with him Evans, Ivory & Evans, for appellee.

Before MUSMANNO, JONES, COHEN, EAGEN, O'BRIEN and ROBERTS, JJ.

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE MUSMANNO, November 12, 1963:

The plaintiff in this case, John J. Rupnik, employee of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, sued the Railroad Company under the provisions of the Federal Employers' Liability Act* and recovered a verdict in the sum of $50,000. The defendant has moved for judgment n.o.v. and for a new trial. The facts briefly are as follows.

On May 1, 1957, John Rupnik, working as a riveter on the...

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