COLEMAN v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN, INC.

No. 81-2076.

681 F.2d 542 (1982)

Darrel COLEMAN, Appellee, v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN, INC., a Delaware corporation, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided June 28, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Yaeger & Yaeger, P.A., John B. McCarthy, Minneapolis, Minn., for appellee.

H. K. Bradford, Jr., Richard V. Wicka, Thomas W. Spence, Michael Saeger, St. Paul, Minn., for appellant.

Before LAY, Chief Judge, HENLEY, Circuit Judge, and MARKEY, Judge.


LAY, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment notwithstanding the verdict entered for the plaintiff employee of the Burlington Northern railroad on the issue of liability in an action involving a lower back injury allegedly sustained in the course and scope of employment. The suit was filed under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq., and was predicated on a statutory violation of section 2 of the Federal Safety Appliance Act, 45...

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