Legal Opinion
Commercial National Bank as Administrator of the Estate of Claude v. Raines, Iii, Deceased v. Missouri Pacific Railroad
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 10, 1980No. 79-1989PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
Eight-year-old Claude Raines, III, was run over and killed by a railroad car on the tracks of the Missouri Pacific Railroad on March 1, 1974. Claude’s father then commenced this diversity action against the Missouri Pacific on behalf of Claude’s family and his estate. After trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the Railroad. The trial court 1 subsequently set aside the initial judgment and granted a new trial. The second trial resulted in a jury verdict of $61,025.15 in favor of the plaintiff. The Railroad’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict was…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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