Legal Opinion
George R. Stowers v. Consolidated Rail Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 6, 1993No. 92-3177PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RYAN, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff George R. Stowers appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment for defendant Consolidated Rail (ConRail) in this negligence action brought under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. §§ 51 et seq. The district court ordered summary judgment on the ground that the action is not within the district court’s subject matter jurisdiction because Stowers’s exclusive remedy against his employer is under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA), 33 U.S.C. §§ 901 et seq.
The issues on appeal are whether Stow-ers was a “maritime…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- P. C. Pfeiffer Co. v. FordSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. SchwalbSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Stockman v. John T. Clark & Son of Boston, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
- John F. Harmon v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Charles v. Universal Services, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2000
- Consolidated Rail Corporation v. StowersSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- George R. Stowers v. Consolidated Rail CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1993