Legal Opinion
Holland v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 29, 1981No. 12429PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEBEKER, Associate Judge:
This appeal arises from trial court orders dismissing appellants’ complaint with respect to appellee Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company (B & 0), and granting summary judgment on the complaint to appellee Penn Central Transportation Company (Penn Central). The complaint sought damages for injuries suffered by a nine-year-old child who was injured by a train while trespassing on an area of railroad right-of-way where the two appellees maintain contiguous tracks.
In granting B & 0’s motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted, the…
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