Legal Opinion
Gerald F. Kendrick, Sr. v. Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 5, 1982No. 80-3942PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Per curiam
This personal injury claim, under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. §§ 51-56, was brought by Gerald F. Kendrick against Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Company. The jury returned a verdict for Kendrick in the amount of $252,-000. The trial judge granted judgment n.o.v. and this appeal followed. We reverse and remand for a new trial.
We do not find it necessary or in the interest of justice to describe in detail the facts of this controversy. The suit was based on two separate accidents in which Kendrick, an employee of Illinois Central, sustained injuries. Kendrick slipped…
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