Legal Opinion

Donnelly v. National Railroad Passenger

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided February 17, 1994No. 92-3638PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Georgia Jean Donnelly, individually and on behalf of the heirs at law of her mother Helen Hampton and as the personal representative of the estate of Helen Hampton, appeals from a final judgment, entered in the District Court1 for the District of North Dakota, upon a jury verdict in favor of defendant National Railroad Passenger Corp. (Amtrak) in this wrongful death action. For reversal, plaintiff argues the trial court erred in (1) granting partial summary judgment in favor of defendant on strict liability and res ipsa loquitur, (2) making certain…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Get Away Club, Inc. v. Vic Coleman, Jim SnyderCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
  4. St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, as Receiver of the State Bank of Greenwald, Minnesota v. Douglas A. Winter Bernadine Winter Robert J. OsendorfCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
  5. Victory Park Apartments, Inc. v. AxelsonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1985

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Donnelly v. National Railroad Passenger CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
  2. Alexis Hamilton v. Logic20/20, Inc., Prudential Insurance Company of AmericaDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 2025
  3. Cannata v. HoagDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 2022
  4. Ogando v. Orinda Unified School DistrictDistrict Court, N.D. California · 2023
  5. Ramsey v. JohnsonDistrict Court, N.D. California · 2025

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