Legal Opinion
Horibin v. Providence & Worcester Railroad
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided January 6, 2005No. Civil Action 03-40013-FDSPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
SAYLOR, District Judge.
On January 16, 2003, plaintiff Kenneth Horibin instituted this action against defendant Providence & Worcester Railroad Company (“P & W”), seeking compensation under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. § 51, et seq. (“FELA”) for an injury he allegedly suffered while working as a locomotive engineer for P & W. 1 Horibin contends that he injured his lower back due to a malfunction in a locomotive hand brake, and that the malfunction resulted from P & W’s failure to inspect and lubricate the brake chain. He advances several grounds for…
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