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DAVIS v. BROWNING-FERRIS INDUSTRIES, INC.

No. 89-1943.

898 F.2d 836 (1990)

Kevin DAVIS, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. BROWNING-FERRIS INDUSTRIES, INC., Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided March 27, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthias J. Reynolds with whom James M. Costello and Devine, Millimet, Stahl & Branch, Manchester, N.H., were on brief for defendant, appellant.

Stephen E. Borofsky with whom John M. Lewis, Jennifer Rood and The Legal Clinics, Professional Ass'n, Manchester, N.H., were on brief for plaintiff, appellee.

Before BREYER, ALDRICH and SELYA, Circuit Judges.

BAILEY ALDRICH, Senior Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Kevin Davis, a laborer, was injured when a platform on which he was standing came out from under him, leaving him with a permanent disc problem. The basis of defendant's liability does not appear, but it was conceded after a summary trial. Thereafter damages were tried to a jury. The jury answered special questions, reaching a total figure of $238,000, $136,000 being for lost earnings over a 26 year work expectancy....

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