Legal Opinion
Alston v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided June 16, 1977No. Civ. A. 75-184PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
GASCH, District Judge.
This personal injury action involves a 1972 accident in which the minor plaintiff, Myron Alston, then nine years of age, sustained a serious injury to his left leg while admittedly attempting to “hop” a railroad car owned and operated by defendant Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company (“B&O”). As a result of this injury, Myron’s leg was surgically amputated above the knee. Suit was brought on his behalf by his father, Preston Alston, who sought also to recover for certain expenditures which he has personally incurred in connection with Myron's injury. After a jury…
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