Legal Opinion
Joyce A. Robinson v. Burlington Northern Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 5, 1997No. 97-1289PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Joyce Robinson, a brakeman for the Burlington Northern Railroad Company (“Burlington” or “the railroad”), was injured while she was directing the switching movement of seventeen railroad cars from one track to another. She brought this action against Burlington under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. §§ 51-60 (“FELA”), alleging that the railroad’s negligence caused her injury. Ms. Robinson appeals from the jury’s verdict for the railroad and the district court’s denial of her motion for a new trial. For the following reasons, we affirm the judgment of the…
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