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| Case Name | Woods v. Union Pacific Railroad Co. | |
|---|---|---|
| Date | 04/15/2008 | |
| Note | [Unpublished] Inasmuch as the appliances required by the SAA's implementing regulations only represent the minimum of safety equipment, there is nothing prohibiting the installation of additional safety appliances. | |
| Citation | B186044 | |
| WCC Citation | WCC 33432008 CA |
WOODS, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Defendant and Respondent. Woods appeals from a judgment entered following the grant of a directed verdict in favor of defendant Union Pacific Railroad Company. FELA imposes upon a railroad a continuing and nondelegable duty to use reasonable care to provide railroad employees a safe place to work. (Lund v. San Joaquin Valley Railroad (2003) 31 Cal. 4th 1, 5; Miller v. Union Pacific Railroad Co. (2007) 147 Cal. App. 4th 451, 455. )Under the SAA, "a railroad carrier may use or allow to be used on any of its railroad lines [¶] (1) a vehicle only if it is equipped with [¶] .
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