Legal Opinion
Silas E. Counts v. Burlington Northern Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 30, 1991No. 90-35661PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judge:
Burlington Northern Railroad Company (Burlington) appeals from an amended judgment of $320,450 in favor of former Burlington employee Silas Counts, following a bifurcated jury trial of Counts’ claims under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. §§ 51-60. Burlington appeals on grounds that Counts’ theories for invalidating a release he entered into with Burlington were unprecedented or insufficient as a matter of law, and that Counts was allowed to use a jury that was tainted by prejudicial evidence from Burlington’s claims file to determine damages.…
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- Callen v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
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