LISEK v. NORFOLK AND WESTERN RY. CO.

No. 93-2785.

30 F.3d 823 (1994)

Walter F. LISEK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 14, 1994.

Rehearing Denied August 24, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven G. Bailey (argued), Eric D. Jackstadt, Callis Law Firm, Granite City, IL, for plaintiff-appellant.

Evan B. Karnes, II (argued), Susan Davis McGarry, Law Offices of Evan B. Karnes II & Associates, Chicago, IL, for defendant-appellee.

Before BAUER, ESCHBACH and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.


ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

After being injured while performing his duties as a switchman for Norfolk and Western Railway Company ("N & W"), Walter Lisek sued the company under the Federal Safety Appliance Act ("FSAA"), 45 U.S.C. §§ 2-43a, and the Federal Employers Liability Act ("FELA"), 45 U.S.C. §§ 51-60. Finding that even with all inferences in his favor Lisek had failed to establish a violation of either act, the district court...

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