Louisiana & Arkansas Railway Co. v. Gary

GRANT, Justice.

Louisiana & Arkansas Railway Company (L & A Railway) appeals from an adverse judgment in an action brought by Harry Gary for a personal injury under the provisions of the Federal Employers’ Liability Act. 45 U.S.C.A. §§ 51-60 (West 1986).

The cause was tried without a jury, and the court filed findings of fact and conclusions of law. The court found that negligence proximately causing Gary’s injury was seventy percent attributable to L & A Railway and thirty percent attributable to Gary. After making appropriate reductions in damages found by the court for Gary’s negligence, the…