Legal Opinion
Haug v. Burlington Northern Railroad
Montana Supreme Court
Decided March 7, 1989No. 88-428, 88-470PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Weber
The two cases of Haug v. Burlington Northern and Lay v. Burlington Northern have been consolidated for our consideration since the identical issues are raised in each case. In both cases, Burlington Northern appeals the decision of the District Court for the Eighth Judicial District, Cascade County, denying its motion for a change of venue. We affirm the District Court’s denial of that motion.
We rephrase the issues presented as follows:
1. What is the proper county in which to bring a tort action against a nonresident defendant, and does that rule apply in FELA actions?
2. Is the court…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Urie v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Ex Parte CollettSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Miles v. Illinois Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Missouri Ex Rel. Southern Railway Co. v. MayfieldSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Burlington Northern Railroad v. FordSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Modroo v. Nationwide Mutual Fire InsuranceMontana Supreme Court · 2008
- Davis v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.Montana Supreme Court · 1997
- State ex rel. Burlington Northern Railroad v. District Court of the Eighth Judicial District CourtMontana Supreme Court · 1995
- Harrington v. Energy West Inc.Montana Supreme Court · 2015
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