ALBERT v. MAINE CENT. R. CO.

No. 89-2131.

905 F.2d 541 (1990)

Lawrence ALBERT, et al., Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY, et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided June 12, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Paul Curran, Philadelphia, Pa., with whom John Paul Erler, South Portland, Me., was on brief, for plaintiffs, appellants.

Scott T. Maker, with whom Ralph I. Lancaster and Pierce, Atwood, Scribner, Allen, Smith & Lancaster, Portland, Me., were on brief, for defendants, appellees.

Before COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge, TORRUELLA and SELYA, Circuit Judges.


TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from the decision of the United States District Court for the District of Maine. Appellants contend that the district court incorrectly granted summary judgment on the basis that their claims under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq., were time barred. We affirm.

I. FACTS

On July 30, 1987, 49 former or current railroad employees, including the appellants, commenced...

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