Louisiana & Arkansas Railway Co. v. Capps

BLEIL, Justice.

Louisiana & Arkansas Railway Company appeals from a judgment in favor of Randall Capps, who had sued under the Federal Employers Liability Act for damages resulting from injuries he sustained while working for the Railway. The Railway complains that the trial court erred in failing to instruct the jury on how to reduce damages to their present value and in allowing improper jury argument. It further contends that the trial court erred in refusing to grant a remittitur. We conclude that the trial court committed no error with respect to conducting the trial, but that based on…