Legal Opinion
Basy Thomas Townley v. Norfolk & Western Railway Company Norfolk Southern Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 19, 1989No. 88-2882PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIDENER, Circuit Judge:
This case comes to us on appeal from the district court’s judgment on a directed verdict in favor of the defendants. The plaintiff-appellant, Basy Townley, sued Norfolk & Western under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. §§ 51, et seq., for injuries resulting from his work as a yard brakeman at the defendants’ Bluefield, W.Va., Yard from 1948 to 1979. Townley suffers from pneumoconiosis, more commonly referred to as black lung. The district court found that Townley’s claim was barred by the statute of limitations and granted a directed verdict. We agree and…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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