Legal Opinion
Jason M. Shots v. Csx Transportation, Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 13, 1994No. 94-1290PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
Jason Shots was injured when the car he was driving collided with a train operated by CSX at a grade crossing in Indiana in 1989. The crossing was equipped only with reflec-torized cross-bucks — the familiar warning sign with two crossed arms implanted with plastic disks that reflect a vehicle’s headlights at night. Shots brought a diversity tort suit against CSX, charging that the railroad had been negligent in failing to make the crossing safer — to equip it with an automatic gate and flashing-light signals or persuade the state or the municipality to do so. (A…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- CSX Transportation, Inc. v. EasterwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Bethlehem Steel Co. v. New York State Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Ridgway v. RidgwaySupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Larsen v. Pacesetter Systems, Inc.Hawaii Supreme Court · 1992
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3Cited by45 opinions
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