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NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY v. RAYBURN

195 S.E.2d 860 (1973)

NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY v. William D. RAYBURN.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

April 23, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William T. Prince, Norfolk (Gerard P. Rowe, Richmond, Williams, Worrell, Kelly & Worthington, Norfolk, on brief), for plaintiff in error.

Raymond H. Strople, Portsmouth (Dennis F. McMurran, Bernard Miller, Moody, McMurran & Miller, Portsmouth, on brief), for defendant in error.

Before SNEAD, C. J., and I'ANSON, CARRICO, HARRISON, COCHRAN, HARMAN and POFF, JJ.

HARMAN, Justice.

William D. Rayburn (Rayburn or plaintiff) brought this action under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (the Act), 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq., against his employer Norfolk Southern Railway Company (Norfolk Southern or defendant), alleging that he was injured in the course of his employment as a result of defendant's negligence. The jury found for Rayburn and awarded him $125,000 in damages. We granted...

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