Legal Opinion
Harris v. NATIONAL PASSENGER RR CORP.
District Court, E.D. Texas
Decided November 12, 1999No. 1:95-cv-00786PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
COBB, District Judge.
Before this Court is Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment. This suit is based on the unwitnessed exits of two elderly passengers on Amtrak trains. In separate incidents, Robert Harris and Victor Gust somehow exited their trains and died from the falls they sustained. This suit was initially filed on behalf of Robert Harris, later, Alois Drenzek, the appointed representative of the estate of Victor Gust, intervened. Both plaintiffs bring causes of action for negligence, strict products liability, and violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices…
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