Legal Opinion

Thomas Fashauer, Jr. v. New Jersey Transit Rail Operations, Inc

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided August 1, 1995No. 94-5523PublishedCited by 106 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

GREENBERG, Circuit Judge.

I. Introduction, Factual Background and Procedural History

This appeal arises in a Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA) case in which the employer is New Jersey Transit Rail Operations, Inc. To understand the germane facts one must in the first instance know a bit about New Jersey Transit train design. On New Jersey Transit trains, or at least on the one involved here, cars are connected to each other by vestibules, which are enclosed areas located just outside the passenger seating compartments of each car. Thus, each car contains two…

2Cases cited53 opinions

  1. United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. United States v. AtkinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
  3. Seaboard Air Line Railway v. HortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
  4. Tiller v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  5. Kernan v. American Dredging Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958

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3Cited by106 opinions

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  3. Charles D. Gautreaux v. Scurlock Marine, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
  4. 74 Fair empl.prac.cas. (Bna) 1761, 47 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 1158 Linda S. Walden James P. Murphy George C. Poirier v. Georgia-Pacific Corp. Virgil H. Gardner Michael A. Vidan Howard Schutte David M. Watson Curt Riggin Robert Lindsey James R. Hurd Felmer Cummins George Foster Rich Moody John Doe Jane DoeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
  5. Hurley v. Atlantic City Police DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999

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