Legal Opinion
Lone Star Industries, Inc. v. Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Railway, Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided February 23, 1984No. 09 82 130 CVPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DIES, Chief Justice.
This action arises from the death of Cecil Ray Young who was killed while working as a brakeman for appellee, The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway, Co. (Santa Fe). The accident occurred in Liberty County, Texas, at the intersection of the Lone Star Industries, Inc., track and Highway 105.
As a Santa Fe train was crossing Highway 105 on a spur track owned by Lone Star, Young was standing at the crossing, flagging traffic. A log truck, owned by Buck Woods and operated by Charles Mosley, approached the crossing. It became obvious that the driver could not bring the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Chicago, R. I. & P. R. Co. v. Dobry Flour Mills, IncCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1954
- Missouri Pacific Railroad Company v. International Paper CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- Ealand v. Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1967
- Orange Rice Milling Co. v. Southern Pacific Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1972
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