Legal Opinion
Macfarlane v. Canadian Pacific Railway Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 2, 2002No. Docket No. 01-7083PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FEINBERG, Circuit Judge.
This appeal arises out of a wrongful death action brought by Mary Ester Macfarlane (the widow of D. Kenneth Macfarlane), individually and as administrator of the estate of D. Kenneth Macfar-lane, and her children (collectively Macfar-lane) against National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) and Canadian Pacific Railway Company (Canadian Pacific), for damages caused by a collision between an Amtrak passenger train and a pick-up truck in which D. Kenneth Macfarlane was a passenger. Amtrak is a federally-chartered not-for-profit corporation with its principal place…
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