Legal Opinion
St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. Pierce
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 24, 1995No. 94-3973PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KYLE, District Judge.
On June 4, 1992, a truck and lowboy semitrailer, owned and operated by Appellants, became lodged at and on a railroad crossing in Kingsland, Arkansas. The crossing is located within a curve on the railroad track and is banked; that is, it is uneven — with one track being several inches higher than the other. This particular crossing is posted to warn motorists that the tracks are uneven. Appellants were aware that the crossing was uneven, knew that the lowboy semitrailer, which was loaded with a bulldozer, had minimal clearance for the crossing, and considered an…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- CSX Transportation, Inc. v. EasterwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Maitland v. University of MinnesotaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
- Bowman v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co.District Court, D. South Carolina · 1993
- Eldridge v. Missouri Pacific RailroadDistrict Court, E.D. Oklahoma · 1993
- Watson v. Rail Link, Inc.District Court, S.D. Georgia · 1993
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Western Co. v. DYNASTY TRANSP.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1997
- Veit v. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.Court of Appeals of Washington · 2009
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