SHANNON v. NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY

Civ. A. No. 173-69.

307 F.Supp. 1 (1969)

James SHANNON, Plaintiff, v. NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Defendant.

United States District Court E. D. Virginia, Norfolk Division.

December 30, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Campbell, Lustig & Hancock, Norfolk, Va., for plaintiff.

Williams, Worrell, Kelly & Worthington, Norfolk, Va., for defendant.


MEMORANDUM ORDER

KELLAM, District Judge.

Plaintiff, seeking damages under the provisions of the Federal Employers' Liability Act, recovered a jury verdict for $750.00 He now contends the verdict was inadequate, contrary to the law and the evidence, and that the jury could not have found plaintiff guilty of contributory negligence.

Plaintiff alleged his injury resulted from a fall while performing his duties in assisting in the switching of a train...

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