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· 11/6/1998

Downer v. CSX Transp., Inc.

Citations

  • 507 S.E.2d 612
  • 256 Va. 590

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that “in deciding whether the jury’s award is inadequate, the test is whether reasonable people could not conclude that the ... award was reasonable compensation”
  • “we view the evidence of damages in the light most favorable to the validity of the verdict”
  • Section 55 “is limited to devices created by railroads to exempt themselves from liability.”
  • Section 55 “is limited to devices created by railroads to exempt themselves from liability.”
  • Section 55 “is limited to devices created by railroads to exempt themselves from liability.”
  • Section 55 “is limited to devices created by railroads to exempt themselves from liability.”

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Judges: Whiting

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