Legal Opinion
Norfolk Southern Railway Company v. Thomas
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided November 5, 1999No. Record 982682PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Keenan
In this appeal of a judgment in an action brought under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (the FELA), 45 U.S.C. §§51-60, we consider whether the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury on an issue of contributory negligence.
In August 1995, Kenneth Lee Thomas, Sr., allegedly injured his back while working as a student mechanic for Norfolk & Western Railway Company (the railway). * When the incident occurred, Thomas was employed on the second shift in the railway’s car repair shop in Roanoke (the shop) where hopper cars used for carrying coal were dismantled, reconditioned, and…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Stanley F. Taylor v. Burlington Northern Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Hose v. Chicago Northwestern Transportation Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
- Thomas Fashauer, Jr. v. New Jersey Transit Rail Operations, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- Norfolk Southern Railroad v. FerebeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Combs v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1998
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