Legal Opinion
Callahan v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 14, 2009No. 555 EDA 2008PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
ORIE MELVIN, J.:
¶ 1 Appellant, National Railroad Passenger Corp. (hereafter Amtrak) appeals from the judgment entered following a jury verdict in favor of Appellee, Henry Callahan (hereafter Callahan). After careful review, we affirm.
¶ 2 The trial court aptly summarized the factual background in this matter as follows.
Plaintiff Callahan sustained bodily injuries on April 20, 2004, in the course of his employment as an Electric Traction lineman with Defendant Amtrak. [Callahan] suffered injuries to his legs, feet and back when he fell approximately 40 feet from a catenary pole at or…
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