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PEYTON v. ST. LOUIS SOUTHWESTERN RY. CO.

No. 91-3253.

962 F.2d 832 (1992)

Robert B. PEYTON, Jr., Appellant, v. ST. LOUIS SOUTHWESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided April 27, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Quiggle, Little Rock, Ark., argued (Ernest Trakas, St. Louis, Mo., on brief), for appellant.

John Lile, Little Rock, Ark., argued (Bettina Brownstein, on briefs), for appellee.

Before FAGG, Circuit Judge, HENLEY, Senior Circuit Judge, and WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

FAGG, Circuit Judge.

Robert B. Peyton, Jr. brought this personal injury action under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. §§ 51-60 (1988), against St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. (SSW). After the jury returned a $375,000 verdict for Peyton, the district court granted SSW a judgment notwithstanding the verdict. Peyton appeals and we affirm.

Peyton was injured while using an openended wrench known as a crow's foot to tighten nuts...

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