Legal Opinion
Melton v. Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided December 6, 1988No. 53830PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHAN, Judge.
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Company (“Railroad”) appeals from the judgment entered in favor of respondent Robert Melton for injuries he sustained during his employment as a railroad engineer. Melton brought his action against Railroad under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act of 1908, 45 U.S.C. § 51-60 (1982) (“FELA”). The jury returned a verdict in favor of Melton for $575,000.00 upon which the judgment appealed from was entered. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.
The accident occurred on July 26, 1985, at the Boothby siding between Benton and Rust in southwest…
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