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NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY v. KEATLEY

178 S.E.2d 516 (1971)

211 Va. 507

NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY v. George W. KEATLEY.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

January 18, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas R. McNamara, Kenneth H. Lambert, Jr., Norfolk (Ralph E. Lawrence, Williams, Worrell, Kelly & Worthington, Norfolk, on brief), for plaintiff in error.

Willard J. Moody, Raymond H. Strople, Portsmouth (Moody, McMurran & Miller, Portsmouth, on brief), for defendant in error.

Before SNEAD, C. J., and I'ANSON, GORDON, HARRISON, COCHRAN and HARMAN, JJ.

GORDON, Justice.

Plaintiff George W. Keatley, an employee of Norfolk and Western Railway Company, brought this action against the Railroad to recover for personal injuries sustained in an accident. He based his action on the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. §§ 51-60 (1964), and on the Federal Safety Appliance Acts, 45 U.S.C. §§ 1-43 (1964). The court submitted the case to the jury under both Acts, the jury returned a $35,000 verdict...

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