Legal Opinion
CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Casale
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided February 25, 1994No. Record 930275PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Compton
In February 1990, plaintiff Patrick W. Casale was working for his employer, defendant CSX Transportation, Inc., as a communications maintainer repairing telephone wires that crossed the Roanoke River near Weldon, North Carolina. While the plaintiff was at the top of a 60-foot pole helping to secure broken wires, a boat navigating the river unexpectedly snagged two wires hanging just above the water. This caused the pole to whip, injuring the plaintiff.
In May 1991, the plaintiff filed the present action against CSX under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq.,…
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