Legal Opinion
Thompson v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 21, 1980No. Nos. 79-1343 to 79-1350PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CORNELIA G. KENNEDY, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiffs in these consolidated cases are passengers who sustained injuries in the derailment of a National Railroad Passenger Corp. (Amtrak) train in Tennessee on October 1, 1975. The train was being operated at the time by employees of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co. (hereinafter L & N) and the derailment occurred on track owned by L & N. Amtrak stipulated that it was liable for compensatory damages to all plaintiffs except Thompson, an employee of L & N, who was traveling on a pass issued by Amtrak which contained a limitation of liability.…
2Cases cited56 opinions
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