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NORTON v. NORFOLK SOUTHERN RY. CO.

No. 3183.

341 S.C. 165 (2000)

533 S.E.2d 608

Lester W. NORTON, Respondent, v. NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided June 5, 2000.

Rehearing Denied September 2, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel B. White and Keith D. Munson, both of Gibbes, Gallivan, White & Boyd, of Greenville, for appellant.

Walton G. Bondurant, Jr., Randall E. Appleton and David S. Schnitzer, all of Miller & Bondurant, of Portsmouth, VA; and John David Whisenhunt, of Whisenhunt & Whisenhunt, of Florence, for respondent.

HEARN, Chief Judge:

In this negligence action initiated under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA)1 Norfolk Southern Railway Company (Norfolk) appeals the trial judge's grant of a new trial following a jury verdict in its favor. We affirm.

FACTS

While working as a carman2 for Norfolk, Lester Norton fell when his foot became caught in a welding...

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