WRIGHT v. ARKANSAS & MISSOURI R.R. CO.

No. 08-2151.

574 F.3d 612 (2009)

Brian WRIGHT, Appellant, v. ARKANSAS & MISSOURI RAILROAD COMPANY, A Corporation, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 29, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael T. Blotevogel, argued, Charles W. Armbruster, III, on the brief, Wood River, IL, for appellant.

John P. Lord, argued, St. Louis, MO, Joel D. Johnson, Fort Smith, AR, on the brief, for appellee.

Before MURPHY and SMITH, Circuit Judges, and LIMBAUGH, District Judge.


SMITH, Circuit Judge.

Brian Wright, who was injured while working as an assistant conductor for appellee Arkansas & Missouri Railroad Company (AMR), brought suit against AMR pursuant to the Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. § 51, et seq., and the Locomotive Inspection Act (LIA), 49 U.S.C. § 20701, et seq. The district court2 granted AMR's motion for summary judgment on Wright's LIA claim after...

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