Legal Opinion
Phillips v. CSX Transportation, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 8, 1999No. 97-2669, 97-2750PublishedCited by 141 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed by published per curiam opinion.
OPINION
2Per curiam
This case involves a suit under the Federal Employer’s Liability Act (“FELA”), 45 U.S.C. §§ 51-60, based on a violation of the Federal Safety Appliance Act (“FSAA”), 49 U.S.C. §§ 20301-06. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Jeffrey Phillips, holding that CSX Transportation violated the FSAA and was strictly liable for the injury that Phillips sustained as a result of the violation. In light of our decision in Deans v. CSX Transportation, Inc., 152 F.3d 326 (4th Cir.1998), we find that the FSAA did not apply under the…
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