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The court granted summary judgment on the plaintiff's claim that configuring the locomotive short-nose forward violated FELA, but denied summary judgment on the claim that the railroad negligently assigned Monheim to operate the locomotive alone, allowing that claim to proceed to jury trial. Damages for the son's loss of father were limited to the son's age of majority.
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