Legal Opinion
Cecilio B. Williams v. The Long Island Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 10, 1999No. 1999PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STRAUB, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff Cecilio B. Williams appeals from a judgment entered in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Sterling Johnson, Jr., Judge), after dismissal as a matter of law under Fed.R.Civ.P. 50(a) of the plaintiffs complaint brought pursuant to the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (“FELA”), 45 U.S.C. §§ 51-60. Because it is not clear under the relaxed standard of negligence applicable in FELA cases that the Long Island Railroad (“LIRR”) did not breach its duty to the plaintiff, we reverse and remand to the District Court for a trial on the…
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