Legal Opinion
Ricardo Trevino v. Union Pacific Railroad Company and Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 22, 1990No. 89-3402PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
This is a diversity suit for personal injuries, brought by Ricardo Trevino against the Union Pacific Railroad and its subsidiary, the Missouri Pacific. The subsidiary was the injurer, and why the parent was also sued is a mystery but one unnecessary to dispel in order to decide this appeal. The parties agree that Illinois law governs the substantive issues.
The complaint alleges that on February 8, 1987, the defendants “owned, operated, maintained and controlled a certain train of cars which was left standing across Joe Orr Road [in Chicago Heights, Illinois] and which…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- Alamo National Bank v. KrausTexas Supreme Court · 1981
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- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. GoodmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- American Nurses' Association v. State of IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Pokora v. Wabash Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1934
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3Cited by63 opinions
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