Document: 364 U.S. 441 81 S.Ct. 198 5 L.Ed.2d 183 NEW YORK, HAVEN AND HARTFORD RAILROAD COMPANY, Petitioner,v.Mary L. Donnelly HENAGAN. No. 38. Argued Nov. 8, 1960. Decided 21, Mr. Noel W. Deering, Boston, Mass., for petitioner. James Kelleher, respondent. PER CURIAM. 1 The respondent was a waitress in the grill car of one petitioner's trains. She brought this action under Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq., U.S.C.A. damages injuries allegedly sustained when an emergency application brakes train to sudden stop. A jury which heard case District Court Massachusetts returned verdict trial judge denied motions judgment notwithstanding and new trial. Appeals First Circuit affirmed, 272 F.2d 153. We granted certiorari, 362 967, 80 954, 4 899. 2 pulling into station at Providence, Rhode Island, scheduled One Montell apparently commit suicide, stepped on track from platform as approached alongside platform. engineer made unsuccessful effort stop before it reached Montell. have examined record hold that proofs were insufficient submit question whether employer negligence played part produced respondent's injury. See Herdman v. Pennsylvania R. Co., 352 518, 77 455, 508. 3 is reversed cause remanded with direction enter petitioner verdict. It so ordered. Judgment direction. Justice BLACK DOUGLAS dissent. They believe there evidence sufficient jury, summarized by Judge Woodbury, speaking unanimous Appeals. also dissent petitioner, since they are view if reversal, should be Galloway United States, 319 372, 396, 63 1077, 1090, 87 L.Ed. 1458 (dissenting opinion). 6 For reasons set forth his opinion Rogers Missouri Pacific 500, 524, 443, 459, 493, FRANKFURTER writ certiorari improvidently granted.

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