Legal Opinion
Garay v. Missouri Pacific Railroad
District Court, D. Kansas
Decided February 13, 1999No. Civil Action 96-1127-WEBPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum and Order
WESLEY E. BROWN, Senior District Judge.
This is a product liability action brought under Kansas law. Plaintiffs allege that the decedent, Nicholas Garay, was killed in an accident involving a defective rail car. The matter is before the court on motions for summary judgment filed by defendant FMC Corporation (“FMC”) (Doc. 73) and by defendants Union Pacific Railroad Company and Missouri Pacific Railroad Company (“the railroads”) (Doc. 75). The court has reviewed the parties’ submissions and the relevant law and is prepared to rule.
I. Facts.
The following facts are undisputed…
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