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ADAMS v. PROVIDENCE AND WORCESTER CO.

No. 83-1398.

721 F.2d 870 (1983)

Michael ADAMS, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. PROVIDENCE AND WORCESTER COMPANY, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided November 23, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. LeDoux, Worcester, Mass., with whom James E. Wallace, Jr., P.C., John A. Mavricos, and Bowditch & Dewey, Worcester, Mass., were on brief, for defendant, appellant.

George J. Cahill, Jr., New Haven, Conn., with whom Cahill & Goetsch, P.C., New Haven, Conn., was on brief, for plaintiff, appellee.

Before BOWNES and BREYER, Circuit Judges, and SMITH, Senior District Judge.

PER CURIAM.

Defendant appeals from a judgment which followed a $625,000 jury verdict for plaintiff in this case arising under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) (45 U.S.C. §§ 51-60) and the Safety Appliance Act (45 U.S.C. §§ 1-43).

Plaintiff, a trainman who on alternate days performed the duties of an engineer, conductor, and brakeman, was injured on August 16, 1977, when the little finger of his right hand was crushed in a coupling...

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