Gary C. Lancaster v. Norfolk and Western Railway Company

U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit · Decided 1985-11-18

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POSNER, Circuit Judge. This appeal by the Norfolk and Western from a judgment for $850,000 in a suit under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act ( 45 U.S.C. §§ 51-60 ) by a former employee of the railroad, Gary Lancaster, presents issues of labor and tort law in a bizarre factual setting. <p…

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