Legal Opinion
Snipes v. Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided April 15, 1992No. 90-1337PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEUMAN, Justice.
A jury awarded plaintiff Herbert Snipes $357,500 on his claim for a work-related injury under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA), 45U.S.C. sections 51-60 (1989). Snipes’ employer, defendant Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad Company (railroad), appeals the judgment on the following grounds: (1) the verdict is not supported by substantial evidence; (2) exces-siveness of the verdict; and (3) the collateral source rule should not have been applied to prevent the jury’s consideration of Snipes’ railroad retirement benefits.
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- Gallick v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. LiepeltSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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