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PIERCE v. SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRANSP. CO.

No. 85-6125.

823 F.2d 1366 (1987)

Bernice PIERCE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided July 31, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charlotte E. Costan, Burbank, Cal., R. Edward Pfiester, Jr., Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Robert S. Wolfe, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Before GOODWIN, TANG and FLETCHER, Circuit Judges.

TANG, Circuit Judge:

Southern Pacific (SP) appeals from denial of its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict in a suit brought under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. §§ 51-60 (1982), by the widow and children of William Pierce, a deceased employee of the railroad. The suit alleged SP's negligence caused Pierce's death, which occurred two days after Pierce was involved in an automobile accident at the railroad yard. Pierce was...

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