Legal Opinion
Wilma Jean Smith v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 5, 1985No. 84-2323PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, Wilma Jean Smith, appeals a jury verdict finding the defendant, the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company (“Chesapeake”), not liable for injuries suffered by Smith as a result of a collision between an automobile in which Smith was a passenger and one of the Chesapeake’s trains. Wé affirm.
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The record reveals that on November 18, 1980, Smith was a passenger in an eastbound car driven by a Robert Chambers when Chambers’ car collided with a northbound Chesapeake freight train at the Waterfall Road railroad crossing in Richmond, Indiana. This railroad crossing…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Simmons, Inc., a Corporation v. Pinkerton's, Inc., a Corporation and National Surety Corporation, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Kavanagh v. ButoracIndiana Court of Appeals · 1966
- Alloy International Co., a Corporation v. Hoover-Nsk Bearing Company, Inc., a Corporation, and Hoover Ball & Bearing Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
- Lindley v. SinkIndiana Supreme Court · 1940
- Lincoln Operating Co. v. GillisIndiana Supreme Court · 1953
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Jiri Mucha v. Charles KingCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Patel v. GayesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Lamar Stutzman and Rhonda Stutzman v. Crst, Incorporated, an Iowa Corporation, and Ferman BrownCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Stuart Park Associates Limited Partnership and Stuart Park/summit Partners v. Ameritech Pension TrustCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
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