Legal Opinion
Wright v. Arkansas & Missouri Railroad
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 29, 2009No. 08-2151PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
Brian Wright, who was injured while working as an assistant conductor for appellee Arkansas & Missouri Railroad Company (AMR), brought suit against AMR pursuant to the Federal Employer’s Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. § 51, et seq., and the Locomotive Inspection Act (LIA), 49 U.S.C. § 20701, et seq. The district court2 granted AMR’s motion for summary judgment on Wright’s LIA claim after holding that the train was not “in use” at the time of the accident. Wright’s FELA claim proceeded to trial, and the jury awarded him total damages amounting to $92,000. But because the…
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