GLENN v. UNION PACIFIC R. CO.

No. S-07-0016.

176 P.3d 640 (2008)

2008 WY 16

Steve B. GLENN, Appellant (Plaintiff), v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, Appellee (Defendant).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

February 8, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Representing Appellant: Frederick J. Harrison, Frederick J. Harrison, P.C., Rawlins, Wyoming.

Representing Appellee: Mark C. Hansen, Union Pacific Railroad Company, Denver, Colorado; George E. Lemich, Lemich Law Center, Rock Springs, Wyoming. Argument by Mr. Hansen.

Before VOIGT, C.J., and GOLDEN, HILL, KITE, and BURKE, JJ.


BURKE, Justice.

[¶ 1] Mr. Glenn was injured while closing the "dump doors" of a rail car in a Union Pacific Railroad Company coal train. He filed suit, claiming that his injury was the result of the railroad's negligence. The district court granted summary judgment in Union Pacific's favor, and Mr. Glenn appealed. We reverse the district court's decision.

ISSUE

[¶ 2] The single dispositive issue in this appeal is whether the district...

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