Legal Opinion
Norquay v. Union Pacific Railroad
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided June 5, 1987No. 85-582PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShanahan, J.
Raymond A. Norquay appeals the verdict for Union Pacific Railroad Company in a personal injury action tried in the district court for Douglas County. We affirm.
THEORIES OF THE PARTIES
Norquay sued Union Pacific for negligence based on the railroad’s alleged last clear chance to avoid injury to Norquay as he lay in intoxicated unconsciousness between the rails of Union Pacific’s track.
Under Norquay’s theory of liability, Union Pacific’s two-unit diesel switch engine had come to an emergency stop without striking Norquay when the engine crew realized Norquay was between the rails, but, without…
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