FORD v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN R. CO.

Nos. 90-557, 90-558.

819 P.2d 169 (1991)

William D. FORD, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, Defendant and Appellant. Thomas L. JOHNSON, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided August 12, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kurt W. Kroschel, Russell D. Yerger, Kurt W. Kroschel & Associates, Billings, for defendant and appellant.

Robert S. Fain, Jr., James C. Reuss, Wright Tolliver & Guthals, P.C., Billings, Gary K. Wood, Morrisard & Rossi, P.C., Aurora, Colo., for plaintiffs and respondents.


TRIEWEILER, Justice.

The plaintiffs, William D. Ford and Thomas L. Johnson, filed separate actions in the District Court for the Thirteenth Judicial District, Yellowstone County, pursuant to the Federal Employers Liability Act found at 45 U.S.C. §§ 51-60. The defendant in both cases, Burlington Northern Railroad Company, moved to transfer venue to Hill County for the reason that that county was its principal place of business in Montana, and therefore, should...

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