Plouffe v. Burlington Northern, Inc.

Burlington Northern, Inc. appeals from an order by the District Court of the Eighth Judicial District, Cascade County, granting plaintiff Doug Plouffe’s motion for summary judgment on the issue of liability under the Federal Employers Liability Act (Title 45 U.S.C., Section 51, et seq.) and denying defendant’s motion for a new trial. We affirm.

Three issues are raised on appeal. The first is whether the trial court erred in granting Plouffe’s motion for partial summary judgment on the issue of liability under the Federal Employers Liability Act. The second is whether the trial court erred in…