AURORA v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN R. CO.

No. 93-2347NE.

31 F.3d 724 (1994)

Ann AURORA, Appellant, v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY, A Delaware Corporation, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided August 10, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey Craig Miller, Omaha, NE, argued (Malcom D. Young, on the brief), for appellant.

Robert A. Cannon of Lincoln, NE, argued (Douglas J. Peterson, on the brief), for appellee.

Before FAGG, HANSEN, and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.


FAGG, Circuit Judge.

After Ann Aurora learned her twenty-four-year-old son was seriously injured in a truck accident, Aurora brought this diversity action against the Burlington Northern Railroad Company (the Railroad) asserting claims for negligent infliction of emotional distress, loss of consortium, and reimbursement of expenses she incurred for her son's care. Concluding Aurora could not recover under Nebraska law, the district court granted summary judgment in...

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