Legal Opinion
McGrath v. Consolidated Rail Corp.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 13, 1998No. 97-1063, 97-1064PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Chief Judge.
On June 13, 1995, plaintiff-appellant Michael McGrath (“McGrath”) commenced this action for personal injuries he suffered as an employee of defendant-appellee Consolidated Rail Corporation (“Conrail”). McGrath alleges that Conrail was negligent in failing to provide him with a safe work place pursuant to the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (“FELA”), 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq., and was liable under the Federal Boiler Inspection Act (“Boiler Act”), 45 U.S.C. § 23, 1 for requiring him to work with a locomotive that was in a defective condition. After a jury trial, the…
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