Legal Opinion
Dennis Persinger v. Norfolk & Western Railway Company
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 10, 1990No. 89-2223PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHAPMAN, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-appellant Dennis Persinger (“Persinger”) sued his former employer, defendant-appellee Norfolk & Western Railway Company (“Norfolk & Western”), for violations of the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (“FELA”), 45 U.S.C. §§ 51-60 (1988), in the District Court for the Western District of Virginia. After a four-day trial, the jury returned a verdict for Per-singer in the amount of $250,000. Norfolk & Western then moved for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict (“JNOV”) or, in the alternative, a new trial. Chief District Judge James C. Turk granted Norfolk &…
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