Legal Opinion
Kraus v. Consolidated Rail Corp.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 28, 1989No. Civ. A. 87-5905, 88-2509, 88-5101 and 88-5878PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
McGLYNN, District Judge.
In these consolidated actions brought pursuant to the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. [section] 51 et seq., four former railroad employees allege that they were injured as a result of defendant Conrail’s failure to provide them with a safe workplace. Conrail maintains, however, that the FELA does not impose liability on employers for purely emotional or stress-related “injuries.” Before the court are defendant’s consolidated motions for summary judgment.
I. BACKGROUND
Summary Judgment must be granted “if the pleadings, deposition,…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Urie v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Dillon v. LeggCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway v. BuellSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Andrews v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Angie M. Moody, Etc. v. Boston and Maine CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- Wilson v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1999
- Robert A. Holliday v. Consolidated Rail CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
- James E. Gottshall v. Consolidated Rail CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
- Nelson E. Outten, Jr. v. National Railroad Passenger Corporation A/K/A AmtrakCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
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