Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Carnahan

Citations

• 241 U.S. 241
• 36 S. Ct. 594
• 60 L. Ed. 979
• 1916 U.S. LEXIS 1748

Syllabus

<p>Minneapolis & St. Louis R. R. v. Bombolis, ante, p. 211, followed to effect that the contention that in trial of cases under the Employers’ Liability Act the parties are entitled under the Seventh Amendment to a common-law jury of twelve men is untenable.</p> <p>When the evidence shows that there will .be future effects from an injury, an instruction which justifies their inclusion in the award for damages is not error.</p> <p>Where the court explicitly enjoins the jury that there must be approximate and causal relation between the damages and the negligence of the defendant and refers to the amount stated in the declaration as a limitation on the amount that can be awarded, and there is no misunderstanding as to the purpose of such reference, there is no error.</p>