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WILSON v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN, INC.

No. 81-1429.

670 F.2d 780 (1982)

Wayne T. WILSON, Appellant, v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN, INC., a corporation, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided February 8, 1982.

Rehearing Denied March 26, 1982.

Certiorari Denied June 14, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

DeParcq, Anderson, Perl, Hunegs & Rudquist, P. A., Patrick J. Foley (argued) Minneapolis, Minn., Higgins & Okun, John J. Higgins, Jr., Omaha, Neb., for appellant.

Knudsen, Berkheimer, Beam, Richardson & Endacott, Richard A. Knudsen, Kenneth C. Stephan (argued), Lincoln, Neb., for appellee.

Before HEANEY and STEPHENSON, Circuit Judges, and DAVIES, Senior District Judge.

Certiorari Denied June 14, 1982. See 102 S.Ct. 2934.

HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Wayne Wilson was injured while employed by Burlington Northern, Inc. He brought suit against the railroad under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (F.E.L.A.), 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq. After a trial, the jury found that the plaintiff was not entitled to recover damages. The plaintiff appeals from the district court's denial of his motion for a new trial. We reverse...

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