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HAWKES v. NORFOLK & WESTERN RY. CO.

No. 62926.

876 S.W.2d 705 (1994)

George HAWKES III, Plaintiff, v. NORFOLK & WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Defendant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Two.

Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer Denied April 28, 1994.

Application to Transfer Denied June 21, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John G. Carlson, Daniel J. Cohen, Carlson & Hellmann, Edwardsville, IL, for appellant.

Dan H. Ball, James W. Erwin, Thompson & Mitchell, St. Louis, for respondent.

Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer to Supreme Court Denied April 28, 1994.

CRANE, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff George Hawkes filed an action against his employer, defendant Norfolk & Western Railway under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq., for damages as a result of injuries suffered in a fall. After a trial the jury found damages in the amount of $150,500 and assessed 25% fault against plaintiff. On appeal...

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