DONATO v. UNITED GRAIN

No. 2688-2.

18 Wn. App. 880 (1977)

573 P.2d 811

ROSA DONATO, Respondent, v. UNITED GRAIN CORPORATION, ET AL, Defendants, THE PORT OF TACOMA, Appellant.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division Two.

December 30, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig P. Campbell, Neil S. Gladson, and Karr, Tuttle, Koch, Campbell, Mawer & Morrow, for appellant.

Michael S. Manza and Manza, Moceri, Gustafson & Messina, for respondent.


PETRIE, J.

The defendant Port of Tacoma appeals from a summary judgment order denying its motion for dismissal and granting the plaintiff's motion to hold the defendant Port a common carrier by railroad. On appeal the sole issue is whether or not the Port of Tacoma was a common carrier by railroad within the meaning of the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) when the cause of action accrued. We affirm the summary judgment order.

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