Legal Opinion
Charles A. Bealer, Sr. v. Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 8, 1991No. 91-3031PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant Charles Bealer seeks review of the summary judgment entered in favor of appellee Missouri Pacific Railroad Company (Missouri Pacific) dismissing his suit as time barred. Finding no issue of material fact, we affirm.
In October 1989 Appellant sued his former employer, Missouri Pacific, for damages under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (the Act), claiming that his employment as a switchman caused a hearing disorder which has left him permanently disabled. The Act requires that a suit commence “within three years from the day the cause of action accrued.” 45 U.S.C. § 56 (1988).…
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