Wright v. Arkansas & Missouri Railroad

574 F.3d 612 (2009)

Brian WRIGHT, Appellant,

v.

ARKANSAS & MISSOURI RAILROAD COMPANY, A Corporation, Appellee.

No. 08-2151.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Submitted: January 15, 2009.

Filed: July 29, 2009.

Michael T. Blotevogel, argued, Charles W. Armbruster, III, on the brief, Wood River, IL, for appellant.

John P. Lord, argued, St. Louis, MO, Joel D. Johnson, Fort Smith, AR, on the brief, for appellee.

Before MURPHY and SMITH, Circuit Judges, and LIMBAUGH, District Judge.[1]

SMITH, Circuit Judge.

Brian Wright, who was injured while working as an assistant conductor for appellee…