Claude I. Smelser v. Norfolk Southern Railway Company, Norfolk and Western Railway Company, Cross-Appellee

U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit · Decided 1997-03-07

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EDMUNDS, District Judge. Defendant, Norfolk Western Railway Co. (“Norfolk”), appeals from the judgment entered against it after a jury verdict in an action for negligence brought pursuant to the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (“FELA”), 45 U.S.C. § 51 , et seq. Plaintiff, Claude Smelser, brought suit against his emplo…

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