HUDSON v. SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRANS. CO.

A8405-03147: CA A42696.

751 P.2d 800 (1988)

90 Or.App. 119

Glenn al HUDSON, Appellant, v. SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, a Corporation, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided March 9, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas M. Christ, Portland, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs were Monte Bricker and Stephen C. Thompson, Portland.

Jeffrey M. Batchelor, Portland, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were James L. Hiller, and Spears, Lubersky, Campbell, Bledsoe, Anderson & Young, Portland.

Before WARDEN, P.J., and VAN HOOMISSEN and GRABER, JJ.


VAN HOOMISSEN, Judge.

Plaintiff, a brakeman for defendant railroad, brought this action under the Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq, and the Safety Appliance Act (SAA), 45 U.S.C. § 1 et seq, for injuries sustained when he fell from a ladder attached to a boxcar on which he was working. Defendant moved to withdraw plaintiff's SAA claim from the jury. The trial court denied...

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