SCHAAF v. CHESAPEAKE & O. R. CO.

Docket No. 52284.

113 Mich. App. 544 (1982)

317 N.W.2d 679

SCHAAF v. CHESAPEAKE & OHIO RAILWAY COMPANY

Michigan Court of Appeals.

Decided February 19, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Otis, Peters, Becker & Pietsch, P.C. (by Sheldon Otis and Mark Granzotto), for plaintiff.

Smith & Brooker, P.C. (by A.T. Lippert, Jr., and Mona C. Doyle), for defendant.

Before: BRONSON, P.J., and T.M. BURNS and J.T. CORDEN, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

Plaintiff appeals as of right an April 11, 1980, jury verdict of no cause of action in this case brought under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 USC 51, and the Federal Safety Appliance Act, 45 USC 2. We reverse.

Plaintiff was employed as a yard conductor for the defendant railway company. This position required him to couple and uncouple boxcars. On October 25, 1976, plaintiff was instructed to couple an engine and two cabooses with another...

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