Legal Opinion
Junior S. Jackson, Cross-Appellant v. Consolidated Rail Corporation, Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 23, 1984No. 82-2362, 82-2363PublishedCited by 93 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELL, Circuit Judge.
Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) appeals from judgments entered below, pursuant to jury verdicts, awarding Junior S. Jackson (Jackson) compensatory damages *1047in the amount of $13,500 for his claim under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. §§ 51-60 (FELA), and $182,000 pursuant to his pendent claim of retaliatory discharge. Jackson urges on cross-appeal that a punitive damage award of $1,260,000, relating to the retaliatory discharge claim, should be reinstated.
The principal issue on appeal is whether the provisions of the Railway Labor Act (RLA) providing…
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