Legal Opinion

David Harbin v. Burlington Northern Railroad Company

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided December 27, 1990No. 89-3466PublishedCited by 103 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

At issue in this case is the quantum of evidence necessary to survive a summary judgment motion under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (the “FELA”), 45 U.S.C. §§ 51-60 (1982). David Harbin filed suit against his former employer, the Burlington Northern Railroad Company (the “Railroad”), pursuant to the FELA. Harbin alleges that he suffered a heart attack as a result of the Railroad’s failure to furnish a reasonably safe work environment. Finding insufficient evidence of negligence, the district court granted the Railroad’s motion for summary judgment. Because we…

2Cases cited12 opinions

Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
Lavender v. KurnSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
Gallick v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
Bailey v. Central Vermont Railway, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943

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3Cited by103 opinions

H. Jerome Claar Ben Mar Maynard Young Donald Doll v. Burlington Northern Railroad Company, Dick Eggar Ray Ellison v. Burlington Northern Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
Gary W. Hardyman v. Norfolk & Western Railway Company Norfolk Southern Railway Company Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
Michael P. McGinn v. Burlington Northern Railroad Company, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
Robert C. Aparicio v. Norfolk & Western Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
David B. Deutsch v. Burlington Northern Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993

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