Brassette v. Burlington Northern Inc.

ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal by the Burlington Northern Railroad, defendant and third-party plaintiff below, from the District Court’s1 judgment on jury verdicts in favor of three third-party defendants. The Burlington Northern alleges a number of errors in the proceedings below, and third-party defendants ACF Industries and Trailer Train Corporation have filed cross-appeals contesting the trial court’s refusal to grant their motions for directed verdicts. We affirm the District Court on Burlington Northern’s appeal and dismiss the cross-appeals as moot.

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