Legal Opinion
Frazier v. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided March 28, 2012No. Nos. A09-2212, A09-2213, A09-2214, A09-2215PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PAGE, Justice.
The chief issue presented in this wrongful-death case is whether respondent BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) is entitled to a new trial on liability as a result of an allegedly erroneous instruction to the jury on the railroad’s duty of care. The district court instructed the jury, without objection from BNSF, to apply a common-law or “reasonable person” standard of care. After the jury returned a verdict in appellants’ favor,1 BNSF moved for a new trial on several grounds, including that it could be held liable only if appellants proved that the railroad failed to comply with…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- United States v. FradySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- United States v. YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- CSX Transportation, Inc. v. EasterwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- State v. GrillerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1998
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Gieseke ex rel. Diversified Water Diversion, Inc. v. IDCA, Inc.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 2013
- Poppler v. Wright Hennepin Cooperative Electric Ass'nCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2013
- TC/American Monorail, Inc. v. Custom Conveyor Corp.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2013
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