Legal Opinion
Ross v. Union Pacific Railroad
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided July 25, 1995No. 77684PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COVINGTON, Judge.
Appellant Willie C. Ross brought an action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. §§ 51-60 (1986). The trial court dismissed the action on the ground that the applicable statute of limitations, 45 U.S.C. § 56, barred the claim. Ross appealed, arguing that the trial court erred in granting defendant’s motion to dismiss because the limitation period should have been equitably tolled during the pendency of a prior action that had been timely filed. The Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, transferred the cause to this Court after opinion. Affirmed.
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