Legal Opinion
Roby v. Maine Central Railroad
District Court, D. New Hampshire
Decided June 17, 1965No. Civ. A. Nos. 2504 and 2506PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CONNOR, District Judge.
These cases arise out of a collision at a railroad crossing between a train of the defendant Maine Central Railroad and the car in which plaintiffs’ decedents were riding. The car was driven by one Henry Bedard, who also died in the collision. Plaintiff Roby, a citizen of New Hampshire, brought a suit against the railroad, a citizen of Maine, and a separate suit against the estate of Henry Bedard, a citizen of New Hampshire, in Coos County Superior Court. Plaintiff Williams, also a citizen of New Hampshire, did the same. Hence; plaintiffs had instituted four actions in…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Greenshields v. Warren Petroleum Corp.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1957
- Cram v. New England Telephone & Telegraph Co.District Court, D. New Hampshire · 1958
- Linscott v. LinscottSupreme Court of Iowa · 1952
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- John Baxter Butler, Administrator of the Estate of Agnes Adeline Butler, Deceased v. Billy N. Polk, Etc., United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Crier v. Zimmer, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1983
- Fiorentino v. Huntingside AssociatesDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1987
- Weiner v. SorensonDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1972
- Simon v. Gulf Coast Rental Tool Service, Inc.District Court, N.D. Texas · 1976