Legal Opinion
Leef v. Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co.
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided April 25, 2002No. 01C0A0535PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge WEBB.
Plaintiff, Ronald E. Leef, brought this action as a result of an attack on him by a trespasser while plaintiff worked for defendant, Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF), as a train conductor. He appeals the trial court's entry of summary judgment in favor of BNSF on his claim under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. § 51, et seq., that BNSF negligently failed to provide him with a safe workplace. The trial court concluded that the attack was not reasonably foreseeable. We affirm.
The circumstances of the attack are undisputed. Early…
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