Bridges v. CSX Transportation, Inc.

OPINION

LEWIS, Judge.

This is an appeal by defendant, CSX Transportation,1 Inc., from a judgment entered by the court on the jury’s verdict for plaintiff in the sum of $800,000.00. Plaintiff based his complaint on the Federal Employers Liability Act (hereafter FELA) and sought damages for injuries suffered while employed at CSX.

The pertinent facts are as follows:

The plaintiff began his employment with CSX in 1973 and worked continuously for CSX until he was injured in July 1988. He was first injured when he was a passenger in a Hoesch truck 2 on 21 July 1988. Plaintiff’s job on the Hoesch truck…