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NAIRN v. NATIONAL R.R. PASSENGER CORP.

No. 182, Docket 87-7435.

837 F.2d 565 (1988)

Richard NAIRN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided January 20, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles C. Goetsch, New Haven, Conn. (Cahill, Goetsch & DiPersia, P.C., of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.

Charles A. DeLuca, Stamford, Conn. (Ryan, Ryan & Hickey, of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Before LUMBARD, KEARSE and ALTIMARI, Circuit Judges.

ALTIMARI, Circuit Judge:

The National Railroad Passenger Corporation ("the Railroad") appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, Warren W. Eginton, Judge, refusing to grant a new trial due to excessiveness of the jury verdict in a case brought under the Federal Employers' Liability Act ("FELA"), 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq. The plaintiff, Richard Nairn ("Nairn"), suffered a permanent back injury while performing...

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