Legal Opinion
Hanson v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided March 16, 1984No. C5-82-1438PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMONETT, Justice.
This appeal raises questions whether the jury’s damage award in a personal injury FELA action should be reinstated or the trial court’s remittitur be affirmed, or whether a new trial on damages should be granted. We affirm the remittitur as modified, but on condition that if the remittitur is not acceptable to plaintiff, defendant’s motion for a new trial on damages is granted.
On August 16, 1978, plaintiff Duane W. Hanson, an employee of defendant Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company, was attempting to tighten a chain placed around a derailed hopper car to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Grunenthal v. Long Island Rail RoadSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Whitney Allen v. Seacoast Products, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Caspersen v. WebberSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1973
- Edward L. Flanigan v. Burlington Northern Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
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