Legal Opinion
Victor J. Polich v. Burlington Northern, Inc. Burlington Northern Railroad Company, a Delaware Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 26, 1991No. 90-35327PublishedCited by 104 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:
Following a series of mergers and reorganizations, the Burlington Northern Railroad Company closed its railroad operations in Livingston, Montana. Appellants, who include both former Livingston employees and spouses of former employees, sued the Burlington Northern Railroad Company and Burlington Northern, Inc. (collectively, BN) for damages arising out of the closure. They appeal the dismissal of the action for want of subject matter jurisdiction. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
The complaint alleged that BN breached its promise to employees and their spouses to…
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