Legal Opinion
Johnson v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided September 30, 1999No. 98CA0909PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge METZGER.
In this Federal Employers’ Liability Act (F.E.L.A.), 45 U.S.C. 51, et seq. (1994), action, defendant, National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak), appeals the judgment entered on a jury verdict finding it liable and awarding damages for the injury of one of its employees, plaintiff, John N. Johnson. We affirm.
On July 19, 1995, plaintiff, employed as a conductor, was scheduled to work on a train from Denver to Grand Junction and points west; however, because of a train derailment, his train was detoured to the Winter Park/Fraser area. There, Amtrak’s train manager…
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