Legal Opinion
Southern Pacific Transportation Co. v. United States
District Court, E.D. California
Decided April 17, 1979No. Civ. R-77-0180PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MacBRIDE, Senior Judge.
On April 28, 1973, 18 DODX boxcars owned by the defendant-United States loaded with aerial bombs exploded in the Antelope trainyard of the plaintiff-Southern Pacific Transportation Company (Southern Pacific), near Roseville, California. Since November 7,1977, this court has heard evidence in the resulting Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) suit brought by Southern Pacific. This litigation has required and still requires the resolution of a number of difficult legal questions, 1 one of which is now before the court for decision: whether Southern Pacific’s prayer for…
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