Littlejohn v. ACF Industries Corp.

MEMORANDUM ORDER

COPENHAVER, District Judge.

Plaintiff Gerald Littlejohn sued his employer for injuries he sustained while working as a brakeman at the defendant’s railroad car repair facility near the town of Red House, West Virginia. At the conclusion of the trial, the jury returned a verdict for plaintiff Gerald Littlejohn in the amount of $600,000. As to plaintiff Lorraine Littlejohn, whose claim was based on loss of consortium, the jury found for the defendant. Her claim is not the subject of this order. The case now comes before the court on defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding…