OPINION
LIVERMORE, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff Henry Daniel, a brakeman for defendant Southern Pacific Transportation Co., was seriously injured in a train derailment. He successfully sued under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. § 51, asserting various negligent acts and omissions. Defendant appeals claiming that one of the alleged negligent omissions could not be a basis of recovery because of federal preemption, and that the trial court committed...
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