WEST v. RICHMOND, F. & P. R. CO.

No. 74-2063.

528 F.2d 290 (1975)

George H. WEST, Jr., Appellee, v. RICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG & POTOMAC RAILROAD COMPANY, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided October 16, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel W. Hixon, III, and George R. Humrickhouse, Richmond, Va. (David R. Johnson and Williams, Mullen & Christian, Richmond, Va., on brief), for appellant.

Raymond H. Strople, Portsmouth, Va. (Willard J. Moody, Bernard, Miller & Moody, McMurran & Miller, Portsmouth, Va., on brief), for appellee.

Before HAYNSWORTH, Chief Judge, WIDENER, Circuit Judge, and HALL, District Judge.


WIDENER, Circuit Judge:

The plaintiff, an employee of the defendant, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad Company, Inc. (RF&P), brought suit under the Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq., to recover damages for injuries sustained in the course of his employment. The jury returned a verdict of $110,500 for the plaintiff. The district court denied motions for a new trial or, in...

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