· 10/10/1986
Wilson v. Burlington Northern Railroad Company
Citations
- 803 F.2d 563
- 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 32107
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “Pain and suffering is a sentimental award which has been engrafted onto awards for economic loss through common-law evolution. The jury or court award of this amount is merely the reduction of that sentimental value to dollars at the time of judgment . . . .”
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