Legal Opinion
Robertson v. Union Pacific Railroad
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 27, 1992No. 91-1376PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSS, Senior Circuit Judge.
Odis Robertson, Jr.’s guardian and mother appeal the district court’s1 entry of judgment in favor of the Union Pacific Railroad Company (railroad) following a jury verdict in this negligence action. Appellants claim that the district court erred in excluding certain evidence related to the hazardousness of the railroad crossing in question. We affirm.
On March 26, 1988, Odis Robertson, Jr., then 16 years old, was severely injured when the vehicle he was driving was struck by a train at the El Paso Crossing in Rus-sellville, Arkansas. Shortly before the accident,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Duncan v. Union Pacific RailroadCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1990
- Light v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1990
- Taylor v. St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co.District Court, D. Kansas · 1990
- National Transportation, Inc. v. Inn Foods, Inc., D/B/A Inn Foods and U.S. Food Service, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
3Cited by3 opinions
- Odis Robertson v. Union Pacific Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
- Guillen v. Pierce CountyWashington Supreme Court · 2001
- Sevario v. State Ex Rel. Dept. of Transp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1999