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ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD CO. v. OAKES

No. 2015-CA-00644-COA.

242 So.3d 858 (2016)

ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY, Appellant, v. Bennie OAKES, Deceased, BY AND THROUGH Clara HAGAN, His Representative, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied May 9, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

GLENN F. BECKHAM , HARRIS FREDERICK POWERS III , GREENWOOD, ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT.

HENRY DEAN ANDREWS JR. , VICKSBURG, TIMOTHY W. PORTER , PATRICK MALOUF , JOHN TIMOTHY GIVENS , RIDGELAND, ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE.

BEFORE IRVING, P.J., CARLTON AND GREENLEE, JJ.

¶ 1. This is an appeal from Warren County Circuit Court stemming from a jury verdict in an asbestos-related action in which Bennie Oakes was awarded $50,000. The jury found that Oakes had $250,000 of damages, with Illinois Central Railroad Company found to be twenty percent negligent and Oakes eighty percent negligent...

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