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NARCISSE v. ILLINOIS CENT. GULF R. CO.

No. 78-3254.

620 F.2d 544 (1980)

Clarence NARCISSE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RAILROAD COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 14, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Caswell, Gayle A. Reynolds, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

Dillon, Cambre & Marshall, Gerard M. Dillon, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellee.

Before AINSWORTH and GEE, Circuit Judges, and HUNTER, District Judge.

AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff Clarence Narcisse filed this FELA1 suit against his employer, Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Company, for damages for personal injuries arising out of alleged violations by the defendant of the Federal Safety Appliance Acts, 45 U.S.C. §§ 1-43. After a four-day jury trial a verdict was rendered in plaintiff's favor, in answers to special interrogatories, assessing his damages at $175,000. The...

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