Legal Opinion
Lockard v. Missouri Pacific Railroad
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 19, 1990No. Nos. 89-1068, 89-1069PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Chief Judge.
Leland Lockard sued Missouri Pacific Railroad Company (MoPac) pursuant to the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. §§ 51-60 (1982), and the jury awarded $600,000 reduced by a finding of twenty percent contributory negligence. Leland Lockard also sued Rosella Ray, d/b/a Rosella Ray’s Boarding House, for negligence under Nebraska law, and the jury awarded $200,000 reduced by a finding of twenty-five percent contributory negligence. Lynette Lockard sued Ray for loss of consortium under Nebraska law, and the jury awarded $50,000. Both defendants appeal. We vacate…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Leland L. Lockard, Lynette Lockard v. Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, a Corporation, Rosella Ray D/B/A Rosella Ray's Boarding House. Leland L. Lockard, Lynette Lockard v. Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, a Corporation, Rosella Ray D/B/A Rosella Ray's Boarding HouseCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
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