Legal Opinion
Boyd v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided January 20, 2005No. 03-P-312PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
On June 24, 1998, fifteen year old Kelly Ann Boyd was struck and instantly killed by a train at the Pine Street grade crossing in Abington. On September 13, 1999, Kelly’s father, J. Michael Boyd (the plaintiff), commenced a wrongful death action in Superior Court against the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak), the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), and the train’s engineer, Richard Prone. Specifically, the complaint alleged (1) wrongful death claims predicated on negligence against Amtrak, the MBTA, and Prone; (2) wrongful death claims predicated on statutory…
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