Legal Opinion
David A. Bryant v. Consolidated Rail Corporation
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 18, 1982No. 81-1116PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.
Bryant appeals from a judgment entered on a jury verdict awarding him $1,200 damages and from the district court’s denial of his motion for a new trial. He argues that the defense engaged in improper tactics, particularly in closing argument, and that the district court erred in admitting into evidence a 1972 medical report and the amount of some of his medical bills.
Bryant, a former spare board passenger trainman for Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail), brought this action for damages against Conrail under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. §…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Gordon H. Hubbard and Shirley M. Hubbard v. Faros Fisheries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
- Brown v. WalterCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1933
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3Cited by22 opinions
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