Legal Opinion
Stack v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Decided August 7, 1980No. 46861PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStafford, J.
This is an appeal from a trial court ruling that in an action brought under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) defendant/third party plaintiff Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company (Milwaukee) could not counterclaim against its injured plaintiff employees or pursue a third party claim against other employee crew members for property damage allegedly caused by their negligence.
The case arises from a head-on collision of two trains owned and operated by Milwaukee. The Extra Train 171 West failed to stop short of a designated "meet" point to enable Train 200 East to…
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