Steffey v. Soo Line Railroad

OPINION

PETERSON, Judge.

In this personal injury action, Edwin Steffey argues the trial court erred in not granting his motion for summary judgment because a federal railroad safety law created a statutory duty of care that the Soo Line owed to a trespasser such as himself and the railroad’s violation of the law breached this duty. Steffey also argues the trial court erred in granting summary judgment for the railroad because material issues of fact existed. We disagree and affirm.

FACTS

Early on the morning of October 18, 1988, appellant Edwin Steffey was severely injured when a Soo Line train…