Legal Opinion
Catherine L. Turner Fulk, Administrator of the Estate of Larry D. Turner, Deceased, and Catherine Turner Fulk v. Illinois Central Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 5, 1994No. 93-1404PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Catherine Turner Fulk (“Fulk”) filed a claim for damages against the Illinois Central Railroad Company (“Illinois Central”) under the Federal Employers Liability Act (“FELA”), 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq. Fulk alleged that various acts of negligence by Illinois Central caused the death of her late husband, Larry D. Turner (“Turner”). In particular, Fulk’s Amended Complaint raised four separate charges of negligence. 1 The case went to trial on December 17, 1992, bifurcated as to the issues of liability and damages. At the close of evidence, the district court allowed in part…
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