Brazell v. St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co.

LACKLAND H. BLOOM, Special Judge.

This is an appeal by St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company from a judgment in favor of Curlee Brazell in the sum of $265,-000.00 rendered after jury verdict in this Federal Employers’ Liability Act case. The parties will be referred to as plaintiff and defendant in accordance with their status in the trial court.

The evidence established that plaintiff, Curlee Brazell, was at the time of trial 33 years old. He was employed by defendant in Pine Bluff, Arkansas in 1972 as a machinist helper. On October 10,1977 he was working as a machinist with J. D. Hill and…