Legal Opinion
Edwards v. Consolidated Rail Corp.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 7, 1983No. Civ. A. 82-1874PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ON SUMMARY JUDGMENT
OBERDORFER, District Judge.
I
On July 7, 1979, plaintiff Eldee Edwards, Jr. (hereinafter “plaintiff”), who was 11 years old at the time, climbed on top of one of defendant’s trains and was seriously injured by exposure to a high-voltage electric wire (“catenary wire”) that was suspended 18% feet above the tracks and supplies power to defendant’s through trains. Invoking federal diversity jurisdiction, plaintiff and his father instituted this action through their guardian ad litem, plaintiff’s grandfather. They seek $250,000 in special damages on behalf of the…
2Cases cited63 opinions
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- United States v. Diebold, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- City of Los Angeles v. LyonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- First Nat. Bank of Ariz. v. Cities Service Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. State Energy Resources Conservation & Development CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- John E. RYE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BLACK & DECKER MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. DavisDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
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