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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| Note | [Unpublished] Inasmuch as the appliances required by the SAA's implementing regulations only represent the minimum of safety equipment, there is nothing prohibiting the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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