Legal Opinion
Judy Reales and Antonio Reales, as Individuals and Co-Administrators of the Estate of Melissa J. Hill, Deceased v. Consolidated Rail Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 30, 1996No. 95-2268PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.
Attempting to cross the railroad tracks ahead of an oncoming Conrail train, fifteen-year old Melissa Hill maneuvered her bicycle around the automatic gates and onto the tracks. Her cousin, who had done the same thing seconds before, crossed the tracks successfully; she was not so lucky. She hesitated for a split second, and then she was struck by the train and killed. Her parents, Judy and Antonio Reales, brought this wrongful death action alleging that Conrail had negligently failed to install warning devices at the crossing and had negligently operated the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- United States v. KasuboskiCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
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- Spears v. City of IndianapolisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
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