Legal Opinion
John J. Borough v. Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway Company, a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 13, 1985No. 84-5099PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Chief Judge.
John J. Borough was a conductor and brakeman for the Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railroad in Duluth, Minnesota. On the morning of September 9,1979, Borough was the head brakeman on a train consisting of approximately one hundred fully loaded ore cars. The train was running from the Procter Yard to Dock Five in the Duluth harbor. Borough’s duties included setting the brakes at the Procter Yard for the downhill run and riding the locomotive to the dock where he would signal the engineer to stop the locomotive short of a cross-over switch, disconnect the locomotive, and release…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Singleton v. WulffSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. Albert Rolland Bassler, United States of America v. George Robert Glover, United States of America v. Wayne Wesley SprecherCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- Delores Taken Alive v. Melvin LitzauCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
- Preemption Devices, Inc. v. Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1984
- Wayne T. Wilson v. Burlington Northern, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- United States v. Eric B. Reinholz Margaret E. ChevalierCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
- Richard Nairn v. National Railroad Passenger CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
- Jerry Ackley v. Chicago and North Western Transportation Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
- Robert O. And Katherieen Goldsmith v. Diamond Shamrock CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
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