Legal Opinion
Larry K. Billings v. Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company, a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 3, 1978No. 77-1711PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHENSON, Circuit Judge.
Larry K. Billings appeals from an order of the district court 1 granting defendant-appellee Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad’s (Rock Island) motion to dismiss. The court, treating the Rock Island’s motion as a motion for summary judgment, granted the motion on the ground that Billings’ action based on the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. § 51, et seq., was barred by the three-year statute of limitations, 45 U.S.C. § 56, governing such actions. 2 The sole issue before this court is whether the statute of limitations was tolled by the filing…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Johnson v. Railway Express Agency, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- American Pipe & Construction Co. v. UtahSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Burnett v. New York Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Order of Railroad Telegraphers v. Railway Express Agency, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Reading Co. v. KoonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Donald D. Fletcher v. Union Pacific Railroad Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- Hosogai v. KadotaArizona Supreme Court · 1985
- H. Jack Frandsen v. Brotherhood Of Railway, Airline And Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express And Station EmployeesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Abbott v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1999
- Palatine National Bank of Palatine v. Strom (In Re Strom)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Minnesota · 1989
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