Amos v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.

Defendant, Norfolk & Western Railway Company, appeals from a judgment entered against it January 22, 1988, by the circuit court of Madison County. A jury had rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff, Edgar L. Amos, Jr., in his Federal Employer’s Liability Act action against defendant in the amount of $800,000 for injuries sustained while employed by defendant railroad.

Plaintiff was employed by defendant as a conductor and switch-man. On the morning of August 22, 1984, part of plaintiff’s duties was to throw a switch known as the production pocket lead switch. Plaintiff had had trouble…