BENHAM, Judge.
Appellant Hickox, a former periodic employee of appellee Seaboard System Railroad, Inc., from 1942-1957, brought suit against appellee in 1983 under the Federal Employers' Liability Act ("FELA") (45 USCA § 51 et seq.), alleging that he had contracted chronic lead poisoning due to appellee's negligence in failing to provide him with a safe working place. Appellee invoked the doctrine of comparative negligence, asserting that appellant, through his...
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