Legal Opinion
Priestman v. Canadian Pacific Ltd.
District Court, D. Maine
Decided January 14, 1992No. Civ. 91-0031-BPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
BRODY, District Judge.
This case is before the Court on Defendant Canadian Pacific’s Motion to Dismiss. Plaintiff, Dawn Priestman, the widow and personal representative of the Estate of Harden C. Priestman (“Priestman”), asserts negligence claims under the Federal Employer Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq. (FELA), against Canadian Pacific Ltd. (“CP”), Priestman’s former employer. In addition, Plaintiff brings an alternative cause of action for negligence under Maine common law, a companion wrongful death claim under 18-A M.R.S.A. § 2-804 and a derivative…
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