Legal Opinion
Wallace P. Aho v. Erie Mining Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 5, 1972No. 71-1306PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEBSTER, District Judge.
Wallace P. Aho, plaintiff below, appeals from the order of the trial judge granting summary judgment in favor of respondent-defendant Erie Mining Company, for lack of jurisdiction. Aho filed his F.E.L.A. action in the District of Minnesota, Fifth Division, relying solely upon the provisions of the act for jurisdiction. 1
Erie Mining Company (“Erie”) is engaged in the business of mining taco-nite. In connection therewith, it operates a railroad transporting taconite pellets from Hoyta Lakes, Minnesota plant to its dock and shipping facilities at Taconite Harbor,…
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