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ST. LOUIS SOUTHWESTERN R. CO. v. DICKERSON

No. 84-914.

470 U.S. 409 (1985)

ST. LOUIS SOUTHWESTERN RAILWAY CO. v. DICKERSON

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 4, 1985

PER CURIAM.

In this case, the Missouri Court of Appeals upheld a trial court's refusal to instruct the jury in a Federal Employers' Liability Act case that its award to the plaintiff should reflect the present value of any future losses the plaintiff should sustain. Because such an instruction is required as a matter of federal law, we reverse.

On December 11, 1978, respondent, a railroad policeman, was permanently...

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