KRAUS v. CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORP.

Nos. 89-1901 through 89-1904.

899 F.2d 1360 (1990)

William KRAUS, Appellant, v. CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION. Ronald SHOEMAKER, Appellant, v. CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION. Wayne OWENS, Appellant, v. CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION. Charles BARBER, Appellant, v. CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided April 6, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Michael Farrell, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellants William Kraus, Ronald Shoemaker, Wayne Owens, and Charles Barber.

Jonathan F. Altman, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee.

Before SLOVITER, BECKER, and STAPLETON, Circuit Judges.


Submitted Under Third Circuit Rule 12(6) March 12, 1990.

OPINION OF THE COURT

SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.

I.

Four Conrail employees brought actions under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. §§ 51-60 (1982), against the Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail), their railroad employer, alleging that Conrail's policies and practices in eliminating manpower and increasing their responsibilities required them to work...

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