Legal Opinion
Robert L. Holbrook v. Norfolk Southern Railway Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 8, 2005No. 04-1134PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Robert L. Holbrook sued his employer, defendant Norfolk Southern Railway Company, under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA) for damages he suffered on the job. In this appeal, he challenges the district court’s grant of summary judgment in Norfolk Southern’s favor, and its decision to strike several photographs, but we find that he failed to establish that Norfolk Southern knew of the dangerous condition that caused his injury, and that a sufficient foundation was not laid for the contested photos. We therefore affirm both determinations of the…
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