Legal Opinion
Ingram v. CSX Transportation, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 16, 1998No. 97-6078PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HATCHETT, Chief Judge:
Angela Ingram suffered injuries and her ten-year-old son,. Zachary Glass, died when the car Ingram was driving collided with a train at a railroad crossing in Albertville, Alabama. Ingram, individually and on behalf of Zachary, filed the present state law negligence action against the City of Albertville (the City), which owned and operated the railroad crossing, and CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSX), which owned and operated the train and railroad tracks. 1 Ingram’s complaint alleged that the warning devices at the railroad crossing were inadequate. The district court…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- CSX Transportation, Inc. v. EasterwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- John M. HAIRSTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. the GAINESVILLE SUN PUBLISHING CO., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
- Freeport-McMoRan Inc. v. K N Energy, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
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3Cited by15 opinions
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