Legal Opinion
George G. Santa Maria v. Metro-North Commuter Railroad
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 18, 1996No. 296, Docket 95-7230PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OAKES, Senior Circuit Judge:
George G. Santa Maria (“Santa Maria”) appeals from the judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Kevin T. Duffy, Judge, entered after a jury verdict for the defendant Metro-North Commuter Railroad (“Metro-North”) on Santa Maria’s Federal Employers’ Liability Act claim, 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq. (1994) (“FELA”). Santa Maria appeals the judgment on several grounds, arguing that the district court (1) faded to charge res ipsa loquitur; (2) made erroneous evidentiary rulings; (3) erroneously allowed interrogation by Metro-North’s…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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