Legal Opinion
Washington v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided June 17, 1992No. 11897PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PICKARD, Judge.
Plaintiff successfully sued defendant pursuant to the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. Sections 51 to 60 (1989), for injuries sustained during the course of his employment with the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company. The jury found defendant to be eight percent at fault and plaintiff ninety-two percent at fault, and it awarded plaintiff $263,444.75 in damages in a general verdict that the trial court reduced by ninety-two percent to account for plaintiff’s comparative negligence. The trial court then entered a judgment on the verdict for…
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