Legal Opinion
Burlington Northern Railroad Company v. John T. Strong
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 20, 1990No. 89-1671PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
John Strong sued his employer, Burlington Northern Railroad Company (Burlington), alleging personal injury tort damages. A jury awarded Mr. Strong $73,000. Thereafter, Burlington moved to set off against the judgment money received by Mr. Strong from a disability insurance program funded by Burlington. The district court denied this motion. Burlington then brought a separate suit to recover the funds. Summary judgment in favor of Burlington for the entire amount of the disability funds was entered on November 30, 1988. Mr. Strong appeals from the district court’s…
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