Lavender v. Kurn, 327 U.S. 645 (1946), was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States dealing with a negligent wrongful death case against a railroad employer under the Federal Employers Liability Act.

Haney was a switchtender who was killed at Grand Central Station in Memphis, Tennessee.

The Missouri Supreme Court ordered a directed verdict in favor of the employer, claiming lack of evidence of negligence.

The court held that there was sufficient evidence of negligence on the part of the defendants to justify the submission of the case to the jury and to require appellate courts to abide by the verdict rendered by the jury.

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