Legal Opinion
Pratt v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.
District Court, D. Vermont
Decided June 20, 2016No. Case No. 2:13-cv-197PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
William K. Sessions III, District Court Judge
In 2012, fifteen-year-old Eric Pratt was struck and killed by an Amtrak passenger train while walking across railroad tracks near his home in Vemon, Vermont. Eric’s estate brings this action alleging negligence by the railroad, the owner of the tracks, the train’s conductor, and its engineer. The Defendants have moved for summary judgment on all claims.
For the reasons set forth below, the Court finds that based upon the undisputed factual record, which includes a video of the incident, no reasonable juror could conclude that the…
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