Legal Opinion
Alderman v. Baltimore & Ohio R. Co.
District Court, S.D. West Virginia
Decided July 31, 1953No. 1392PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORE, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff, a citizen of West Virginia, brings this action against defendant, a Maryland corporation, to recover for personal injuries sustained by her as a result of the derailment of one of defendant’s trains near Adrian, West Virginia, on February 14, 1952.
Plaintiff was not a fare-paying passenger. She was traveling on a trip pass, which afforded her free transportation from Flat-woods, West Virginia, to Morgantown, West Virginia, and return. The following conditions were printed on the pass: “In consideration of the issuance of this free pass, I hereby assume all risk of…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Francis v. Southern Pacific Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Northern Pacific R. Co. v. AdamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Northern Pacific Railway Company v. AdamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Charleston & Western Carolina Railway Co. v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Stone v. RudolphWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1944
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Thornsbury v. ThornsburyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1963
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- Thompson v. National Railroad Passenger CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1980