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ZAVORKA v. UNION PACIFIC R. CO.

No. 82CA1505.

690 P.2d 1285 (1984)

Ben ZAVORKA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, a Corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. I.

Rehearing Denied August 30, 1984.

Certiorari Denied November 5, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morrisard & Rossi, P.C., John H. Inderwish, Aurora, for plaintiff-appellant.

Gorsuch, Kirgis, Campbell, Walker & Grover, Steven P. Bailey, Jane D. Smith, Denver, for defendant-appellee.

STERNBERG, Judge.

The plaintiff, Ben Zavorka, a head brakeman for defendant, Union Pacific Railroad, suffered injuries when the train he was riding in collided with another train between Rawlins and Cheyenne, Wyoming. Zavorka sued the railroad for negligence under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq. (1970). Following a jury trial, he was awarded $15,517.32, which was reduced by the percentage of negligence attributed to him. Contending...

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