Legal Opinion
Nichols v. Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co.
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided August 1, 2002No. 01CA1279PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge DAVIDSON.
In this action filed pursuant to the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. § 51, et seq., and the Locomotive Boiler Inspection Act, 49 U.S.C. $ 20701, plaintiff, Charles A. Nichols, appeals from the trial court's grant of summary judgment and lump sum award of costs to defendant, Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company. We reverse and remand.
Plaintiff was employed as a locomotive engineer for defendant. In late July 1997, plaintiff filed an occupational injury report asserting infury to his neck from repetitively leaning out locomotive cab…
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