Legal Opinion
Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Sonney
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided November 18, 1988No. Record 860043PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWhiting, J.
Robert D. Sonney, Jr., 1 a carman employed by Norfolk and Western Railway Company (the railroad), who was injured during the course of his employment on August 13, 1984, brought this action against the railroad under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA) to recover $1,500,000 in damages. On October 21, 1985, the trial court entered judgment on a jury verdict for that amount. We granted the railroad an appeal.
Having just finished some welding repairs upon a railroad car, Sonney was descending a 10-foot, free-standing, A-shaped metal ladder when a metal strip which was a part of one of…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Francis v. Heater v. The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
- Rick E. Clark, & Cross-Appellee v. Burlington Northern, Inc., a Corporation, & Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- Sears v. RutishauserIllinois Supreme Court · 1984
- Basham v. Terry, AdministratrixSupreme Court of Virginia · 1958
- Ouellette v. KenealyMichigan Supreme Court · 1985
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