HANDY v. UNION PACIFIC R. CO.

No. 900638-CA.

841 P.2d 1210 (1992)

Vivi HANDY, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Defendant and Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Utah.

November 12, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David S. Kunz and William R. Hadley, Ogden, for plaintiff and appellant.

J. Clare Williams and Larry A. Gantenbein, Salt Lake City, for defendant and appellee.

Before GARFF, JACKSON and ORME, JJ.


OPINION

ORME, Judge:

Plaintiff Vivi Handy appeals the trial court's grant of defendant Union Pacific Railroad's motion for a directed verdict in this action brought under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq. Because we agree with the trial court's conclusion that plaintiff failed to prove the essential elements of a cause of action for negligence under FELA, we affirm...

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