Turner v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.

TURNAGE, Judge.

John Turner sought damages from the Norfolk & Western Railway Co. under the Federal Employer’s Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq. The court entered judgment on the jury verdict in favor of N & W. Turner contends the court erred in a number of respects concerning the admission and exclusion of evidence and the giving and refusal of instructions. Affirmed.

Turner went to work for N & W in 1969 and in 1977 began work in the roundhouse in North Kansas City. Turner’s complaint was that the roundhouse was noisy and as a result he suffered noise-induced hearing loss.

Turner went to a…