Legal Opinion
David J. Fries v. Chicago & Northwestern Transportation Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 10, 1990No. 89-1985PublishedCited by 112 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff David J. Fries appeals from the district court’s judgment granting defendant Chicago & Northwestern Transportation Company’s (C & NW) motion to dismiss on grounds that the statute of limitations had run on his action brought under the Federal Employers Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. §§ 51-60. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.
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Appellant was employed by C & NW as a machinist from April 10, 1969 to September 15, 1987. In 1980 or 1981 Fries first noticed a decline in his hearing and he began experiencing tinnitus in either 1981 or 1982. Although both Fries and his…
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