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BEANLAND v. CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC RAILROAD CO.

No. 72-1446.

480 F.2d 109 (1973)

Henry L. BEANLAND, Appellee, v. CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided May 17, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David R. Odegard, Kansas City, Mo., for appellant.

Jo B. Gardner, Monett, Mo., for appellee.

Before GIBSON, BRIGHT, and ROSS, Circuit Judges.

ROSS, Circuit Judge.

Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company (Rock Island) brought this appeal from a judgment obtained by Henry L. Beanland (Beanland) in an F. E.L.A. action. The jury returned a verdict in the amount of $275,000.00, and the district court denied a motion for a new trial, 345 F.Supp. 220. We reverse with directions to hold a new trial.

Beanland, an engineer for Rock Island, was injured on March...

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