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KELSAW v. UNION PACIFIC R. CO.

No. 81-3517.

686 F.2d 819 (1982)

A. Aida KELSAW, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, a Utah corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided September 9, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathryn T. Whalen, Richardson, Murphy, Nelson & Lawrence, Portland, Or., for plaintiff-appellant.

Roy P. Farwell, Portland, Or., for defendant-appellee.

Before SNEED and SKOPIL, Circuit Judges, and STEPHENS, District Judge.

SNEED, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Kelsaw seeks to overturn the dismissal of her complaint by the district court. In dismissing the complaint the district court held that the Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. §§ 51-60 (1976), authorizes no cause of action by the spouse of a railroad employee for loss of consortium. We affirm.

I.

SUMMARY OF COMPLAINT

Plaintiff-appellant alleged in her complaint that the defendant...

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