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PHILLIPS v. ILLINOIS CENT. R. CO.

No. 2000-CA-00424-COA.

797 So.2d 231 (2000)

Jimmy D. PHILLIPS, Appellant, v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

October 23, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C.E. Sorey II, Vicksburg, Attorney for Appellant.

Vicki R. Leggett, Patrick H. Zachary, Hattiesburg, Attorneys for Appellee.

Before SOUTHWICK, P.J., LEE, and MYERS, JJ.

LEE, J., for the Court:

¶ 1. Jimmy Phillips brought a negligence action against his employer, the Illinois Central Railroad Company, under the Federal Employees Liability Act. See 45 U.S.C. ¶¶ 51-60 (FELA). He asserted that he sustained physical injuries and loss of income arising from a sudden stop of a train in which he was working. A jury returned a verdict of $500,000. The circuit court granted a remittitur reducing the award to $85,485.04...

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