Legal Opinion
Summers v. Missouri Pacific Railroad System
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided December 23, 1997No. 96-7038PublishedCited by 153 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUCERO, Circuit Judge.
This action arises under 49 U.S.C. § 207011 and the Federal Employers Liabili*602ty Act (“FELA”), 45 U.S.C. §§ 51-60. Plaintiffs Jon Bradley Summers and Glyn E. Potts, while “deadheading”2 in the service of their employer, defendant Missouri Pacific Railroad System, allegedly sustained personal injuries which ultimately led to their claims, trial and a jury verdict for defendant. We are asked to consider whether the district court abused its discretion in excluding plaintiffs’ expert witnesses and denying their motion for a new scheduling order, and whether the jury was…
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