Legal Opinion
Leslie Lee Lowery v. Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 16, 1990No. 89-4101PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-appellant Leslie Lee Lowery (Lowery) appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant-appellee Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Company (ICG) for personal injuries he sustained while on ICG’s premises. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm in part, and reverse and remand in part.
Facts and Procedural History
This suit arises out of personal injuries that Lowery suffered while present at the railroad yard of his former employer, ICG. Lowery was an employee of ICG until he was placed on furlough status in October of 1983. Following…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Lillian Washington, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Arsane Washington v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Barbara R. Gross v. Southern Railway Company, Nancy Ruth Canipelli v. Southern Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Baker v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Robinson v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- David Netto v. Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Charles I. Dorsett v. Board of Trustees for State Colleges & UniversitiesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- Wendolyn A. Kelly v. Lee's Old Fashioned Hamburgers, Inc. (Lee's Old Fashioned Hamburgers of New Orleans, Inc.), State Farm Fire & Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Frank Lauria, in Appeal No. 97-1306 v. National Railroad Passenger Corporation, in Appeal Nos. 97-1361/62/63Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
- Thompson v. SummersSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1997
- John T. Davis v. Illinois Central Railroad Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
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