ILLINOIS CENT. GULF R. CO. v. RUSSELL

87-1160.

551 So.2d 960 (1989)

ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RAILROAD COMPANY v. Phillip J. RUSSELL.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied September 1, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph B. Mays, Jr. and John D. Watson of Bradley, Arant, Rose & White, Birmingham, for appellant.

Frank O. Burge, Jr. of Burge & Wettermark, Birmingham, for appellee.


KENNEDY, Justice.

The defendant, Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Company ("I.C.G."), appeals from a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff, Phillip J. Russell, that awarded $325,000 in damages, which included damages for loss of future earning capacity. This action was brought under the Federal Employers' Liability Act ("F.E.L.A."), 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq. We affirm.

The issues are whether the trial court erred in submitting the issue of loss of earning...

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