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LAFLER v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN, INC.

No. 83-1708.

724 F.2d 98 (1984)

William B. LAFLER, Appellant, v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN, INC., a corporation, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided January 6, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael L. Weiner, Frances S.P. Li, DeParcq, Perl, Hunegs, Rudquist & Koenig, P.A., Minneapolis, Minn., and John J. Higgins, Higgins, Okun & Bernstein, Omaha, Neb., for appellant.

Knudsen, Berkheimer, Richardson & Endacott, Lincoln, Neb., for appellee.

Before HEANEY and FAGG, Circuit Judges, and HANSON, Senior District Judge.

PER CURIAM.

William B. Lafler brought an action under the Federal Employers Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. §§ 51-60 (1976), for injuries he suffered while employed as a machinist for the Burlington Northern Railroad Company (Railroad). Lafler was inspecting a locomotive when he slipped on an oil spill and fell, injuring his neck, shoulder and lower back. A jury found the Railroad thirty percent negligent and Lafler seventy percent negligent. Out of a total damage...

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