Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Norfolk Southern Ry. Co.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided April 25, 2008No. 1060374PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Norfolk Southern Railway Company ("NSRC"), Norfolk Southern Corporation ("Norfolk Southern"), and John D. Summers (collectively "the petitioners") petition for a writ of mandamus directing the trial court to dismiss, pursuant to Ala. Code 1975, § 6-5-440, the claims asserted against them in the Clarke Circuit Court by codefendants Rolison Trucking Company, LLC ("Rolison Trucking"); Gail Rolison; Ronny Johnson; and Kim Johnson. We deny the petition.
Facts and Procedural History
In February 2005, a train operated by NSRC and two NSRC employees — Dexter A. Grandison, a conductor, and Summers, a…
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