Legal Opinion
Baker v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided January 28, 1970No. Civ. A. No. 260-69-NPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
KELLAM, District Judge.
Plaintiff complains of the inadequacy of the jury verdict in this case awarding him $988.75 for damages and injuries alleged to have been received while in the employ of defendant.
Plaintiff’s injuries resulted from striking his head against a “fence brace” while running along or adjacent to the right-of-way of the railroad, in the course of his employment. There was considerable conflict in the evidence. The issues of negligence, contributory negligence1, extent of the injury, and amount of damages to be awarded were all submitted to the jury.
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Tennant v. Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Wilkerson v. McCarthySupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Whitney v. AkersDistrict Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1965
- Roan Dixon v. Virginian Railway Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1957
3Cited by1 opinion
- Medicenters of America, Inc. v. T & v Realty & Equipment Corp.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1974