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TAYLOR v. NATIONAL R.R. PASSENGER CORP.

No. 90-1360.

920 F.2d 1372 (1990)

Robert R. TAYLOR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 27, 1990.

Rehearing Denied January 15, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeanne L. Sathre, David Herndon, Lakin & Herndon, Wood River, Ill., Judith M. Cannavo, Indianapolis, Ind., for plaintiff-appellant.

Victor L. Frost, II, Bruce A. Hugon, Frost & Hugon, Indianapolis, Ind., James W. Owens, Paducah, Ky., for defendant-appellee.

Before BAUER, Chief Judge, and CUMMINGS and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.

BAUER, Chief Judge.

Appellant Robert R. Taylor brought suit against his employer, National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak), pursuant to the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq. Taylor alleged that he sustained a back injury on November 18, 1986, caused by Amtrak's negligence in failing to provide adequate lighting, tools and instruction to perform his assigned task. The case was tried before a jury which returned a verdict for...

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