JONES v. CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORP.

No. 84-3503.

800 F.2d 590 (1986)

Paul Leonard JONES, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION, a.k.a. Conrail, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided September 4, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marshall I. Nurenberg, Lead Counsel (argued), Harlan M. Gordon, Komito, Nurenberg, Plevin, Jacobson, Heller & McCarthy, Cleveland, Ohio, for plaintiff-appellant.

Forrest A. Norman and Thomas E. Dover (argued), Gallagher, Sharp, Fulton & Norman, Cleveland, Ohio, for defendant-appellee.

Before MERRITT and JONES, Circuit Judges, and BAILEY BROWN, Senior Circuit Judge.


NATHANIEL R. JONES, Circuit Judge.

This action was brought by Paul Leonard Jones against Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq. (1982). Jones appeals the judgment entered on a jury verdict in his favor, arguing that the district court erred in instructing the jury on mitigation of damages and contributory negligence, that the award of damages was inadequate and against the weight...

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