Glenn v. Union Pacific Railroad

BURKE, Justice.

[¶ 1] Mr. Glenn was injured while closing the “dump doors” of a rail car in a Union Pacific Railroad Company coal train. He filed suit, claiming that his injury was the result of the railroad’s negligence. The district court granted summary judgment in Union Pacific’s favor, and Mr. Glenn appealed. We reverse the district court’s decision.

ISSUE

[¶2] The single dispositive issue in this appeal is whether the district court erred in granting Union Pacific’s summary judgment motion.

FACTS

[¶ 3] Mr. Glenn was employed at the Black Butte coal mine in Sweetwater County. His regular job…