Legal Opinion
Spitzmueller v. Burlington Northern Railroad
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided June 29, 1990No. Civ. 4-88-1039PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
ROSENBAUM, District Judge.
Defendant moves to dismiss this cause, pursuant to Rule 12(b), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (Fed.R.Civ.P.) or, in the alternative, for summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56, Fed.R.Civ.P. The Court has considered affidavits and documents outside the pleadings and, therefore, treats defendant’s motion as one for summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56. Having considered these items and the arguments of counsel, the Court grants defendant’s motion for summary judgment.
Facts
In 1967, several railroads merged to become the Burlington Northern Railroad Company. The…
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