CROWN v. UNION PACIFIC R. CO.

No. 98-1270.

162 F.3d 984 (1998)

Steven CROWN, Appellant, v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided December 10, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael D. Cucullu, Monument, CO, argued (Rodney Rehm, Lincoln, NE, on the brief), for appellant.

Richard J. Hautzinger, Omaha, NE, argued (Anne M. O'Brien, Omaha, NE, on the brief), for appellee.

Before BOWMAN, Chief Judge, LOKEN, Circuit Judge, and SIPPEL, District Judge.


BOWMAN, Chief Judge.

Union Pacific Railroad Company moved for summary judgment alleging that Steven Crown's claim of negligent infliction of emotional distress arising from a stressful work environment was not compensable under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) because Crown was outside the zone of danger as defined by the Supreme Court in Consolidated Rail Corp. v. Gottshall, 512 U.S. 532...

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