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SANCHEZ v. DENVER & RIO GRANDE WESTERN R. CO.

No. 74-1847.

538 F.2d 304 (1976)

Joseph B. SANCHEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The DENVER & RIO GRANDE WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Decided July 22, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Criswell and John N. McNamara, Jr., Criswell, Patterson & Ballantine, Englewood, Colo. (Morrisard & Rossi, Aurora, Colo., with him on the brief), for plaintiff-appellant.

Charles W. Johnson, Denver, Colo., for defendant-appellee.

Before LEWIS, Chief Judge and BREITENSTEIN and McWILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

LEWIS, Chief Judge.

This is an action brought by plaintiff under the Federal Employer's Liability Act against the defendant railroad for personal injuries sustained by him during the course of his employment. The accident occurred when a 1000-pound door being removed from the interior of a railroad boxcar by Sanchez and two other employees fell on Sanchez. The case was presented to a jury and resulted in a judgment favoring plaintiff in the amount of $93,750 reflecting...

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