Legal Opinion
Lieffort v. Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 7, 2013No. 12-2043PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.
After Jack Lieffort fell and injured his leg and hip while working as the employee-in-charge of a construction site, he sued his employer, the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad Company (DM & E), under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. §§ 51-60. DM & E then brought a third-party complaint against R.J. Corman Railroad Construction (Corman), contending Corman was required to indemnify and defend it against Lieffort’s FELA claim pursuant to a contract between the parties. The district court1 granted summary judgment in favor of Corman, and we…
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