Legal Opinion
Willard Green v. River Terminal Railway Co., Third Party Jerald E. Dawson, Third Party
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 10, 1985No. 84-3401PublishedCited by 101 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CONTIE, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Willard Green appeals the district court’s entry of a directed verdict in favor of defendant River Terminal Railway Company (hereinafter RTR) after trial on Green’s complaint pursuant to the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq., and the Locomotive Boiler Inspection Act, 45 U.S.C. §§ 22, 23. Concluding that the evidence supports the district court’s order, we affirm.
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The complaint in this case arises out of an incident on September 29,1978, in which Green, a conductor for defendant RTR, was allegedly assaulted by a fellow employee, Jerald…
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