Alan Boak v. Consolidated Rail Corporation

Alan Boak appeals from a judgment of the District Court for the Northern District of New York (Thomas J. McAvoy, Judge) dismissing his damages claim against the Consolidated Rail Corporation (“Conrail”) for personal injuries sustained while employed as a brakeman on a Conrail freight train operating between Massena, New York, and an unspecified Canadian terminal. Liability is asserted under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq. (1982). Boak is an American citizen and a resident of New York. Conrail is a Pennsylvania corporation operating in approximately fourteen…