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NORFOLK AND WESTERN RY. CO. v. SONNEY

Record No. 860043.

374 S.E.2d 71 (1988)

NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY v. Robert D. SONNEY.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

November 18, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William T. Prince (M. Wayne Ringer; Williams, Worrell, Kelly & Greer; P.C., Norfolk, on briefs), for appellant.

W. McMillan Powers (Bernard Miller; Smith & Powers, P.C.; Miller & Bondurant, Ltd., Portsmouth, on brief), for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.

WHITING, Justice.

Robert D. Sonney, Jr.,1 a carman employed by Norfolk and Western Railway Company (the railroad), who was injured during the course of his employment on August 13, 1984, brought this action against the railroad under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) to recover $1,500,000 in damages. On October 21, 1985, the trial court entered judgment on a jury verdict for that amount. We granted the railroad an appeal.

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