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NORFOLK AND WESTERN RY. CO. v. CHITTUM

Record No. 951428.

468 S.E.2d 877 (1996)

NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY v. James L. CHITTUM.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

April 19, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank K. Friedman (Leslie E. Hagie, Woods, Rogers & Hazlegrove, on briefs), Roanoke, for appellant.

Byron P. Kloeppel (John E. Basilone, Raymond H. Strople, Moody, Strople & Kloeppel, on brief), Portsmouth, for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.

STEPHENSON, Justice.

The principal issue we consider in this appeal is whether the evidence is sufficient to support a verdict in favor of the plaintiff. We also consider whether the trial court erred in refusing to deduct the plaintiff's pension contributions in calculating his net income.

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Plaintiff, James L. Chittum, filed a motion for judgment under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq. (the Act or FELA), against...

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