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MARTINEZ v. UNION PACIFIC R. CO.

Nos. 94-3904, 94-4043.

82 F.3d 223 (1996)

Tracy J. MARTINEZ, Appellee/Cross Appellant, v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Appellant/Cross Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided April 25, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond J. Hasiak, Omaha, Nebraska, argued for appellant (Anne Broghammer O'Brien, on the brief).

James R. Nisley, North Platte, Nebraska, argued for appellee (Joy Shiffermiller, on the brief).

Before McMILLIAN, ROSS and BOWMAN, Circuit Judges.

ROSS, Circuit Judge.

Appellee Tracy J. Martinez, a former hostler/attendant at Union Pacific Railroad Company, filed suit pursuant to the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. §§ 5160, (FELA), after he was injured when he fell off the end of a ramp used to service locomotive engines. Martinez claimed that Union Pacific was negligent for failing to install a protective device or warning markings at the end of the ramp. A jury returned a verdict in favor...

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