Estate of Anderson v. Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

Miller, Judge.

Musa Anderson (administrator of Jut Anderson’s estate) and others appeal from the trial court’s order granting summary judgment to Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (“Martin Marietta”) and CSX Transportation, Inc. (“CSXT”) on plaintiffs’ claims under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (“FELA”). 45 USC § 51 et seq. Appellants contend that the trial court erred by finding (1) that Jut Anderson was not an employee of CSXT, thereby shielding CSXT from liability under the FELA, and (2) that Martin Marietta was not a common carrier subject to liability under the FELA. We discern no…