Legal Opinion

Robert Campbell v. Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided January 29, 2001No. 99-2245PublishedCited by 129 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WELLFORD, Circuit Judge.

Robert E. Campbell has sued his former employer, Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company (“Grand Trunk”), pursuant to the Federal Employers Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. § 51, et seq. (“FELA”), for injuries he claimed to have sustained while working as a rail car repairman for Grand Trunk. The district court granted summary judgment based upon the defendant’s argument that Campbell’s claim is barred by FELA’s three-year statute of limitations. The district court granted the motion, finding that the facts, when viewed in a light most favorable to Campbell, supported its…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. United States v. KubrickSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Louise Drazan v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
  3. David J. Fries v. Chicago & Northwestern Transportation CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
  4. Robert C. Aparicio v. Norfolk & Western Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
  5. Dale R. Kichline v. Consolidated Rail CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986

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3Cited by129 opinions

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