Legal Opinion
Richard J. Schmitz v. Canadian Pacific Railway Company, Doing Business as Soo Line Railroad Company, a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 20, 2006No. 04-1960PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SYKES, Circuit Judge.
Richard Schmitz, a train conductor for Canadian Pacific Railway Company (“Canadian Pacific”), was walking alongside the tracks late one night inspecting his train’s brakes with a lantern when he stepped into a hole and injured his leg. He sued Canadian Pacific under the Federal Em ployers’ Liability Act (“FELA”), 1 alleging that Canadian Pacific negligently allowed trackside vegetation to grow so tall that he could not see the hole. A jury found Canadian Pacific not negligent.
Schmitz raises jury instruction errors on appeal. He argues that the district court improperly…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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