Legal Opinion
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway v. Buell
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 24, 1987No. 85-1140PublishedCited by 562 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stevens
A railroad has a duty to use reasonable care in furnishing its employees with a safe place to work. That duty was recognized at common law, see Bailey v. Central Vermont R. Co., 319 U. S. 350, 352-353 (1943), is given force through the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA), 45 U. S. C. § 51 et seq., and is confirmed in some, if not all, collective-bargaining agreements. Breaches of the duty may at times give rise to typical labor disputes for which the Railway Labor Act (RLA), 44 Stat. 577, as amended, 45 U. S. C. §151 et seq., sets forth binding arbitration procedures. Breaches may also…
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