Bernard E. Walden v. Illinois Central Gulf Railroad, a Corporation

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• noting that grant or denial of a new trial motion is not subject to review by appellate court except upon exceptional circumstances showing a clear abuse of discretion
• “In a FELA action, the violation of a statute or regulation . . . automatically constitutes breach of the employer’s duty and negligence per se[.]”
• “When the facts reasonably support a conclusion for either party, the decision is exclusively for the jury to make.”
• \FELA is not a workmen's compensation act; causation must still be proved\
• the 1939 FELA amendments required causation be determined by the jury
• “Proof that the employee’s own negligence was the sole cause of his or her own injury is a valid defense because it eliminates the possibility that the regulatory violation contributed in whole or in part to the injury.” (emphasis in original)

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