Baker v. CSX Transportation, Inc.

Defendant, CSX Transportation, Inc., successor in interest to Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company and Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Company, appeals from both the judgment entered on February 22, 1990, on the jury verdict in favor of plaintiff, Jeffrey Baker, in the amount of $1 million on count III of his amended complaint and the May 10, 1990, order of the circuit court of St. Clair County denying defendant’s post-trial motion to set aside said verdict. Count I of plaintiff’s original complaint sought damages for personal injury pursuant to the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (45 U.S.C. §51 et…