Legal Opinion
Stone v. CSX Transportation, Inc.
District Court, S.D. West Virginia
Decided February 22, 1999No. Civ.A. 3:97-1177PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
CHAMBERS, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on defendants’ motion for summary judgment. At issue are state negligence claims and the federal preemption provision of the Federal Railroad Safety- Act, 49 U.S.C. § 20106. ■
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Shawn Stone was driving his Geo Metro across the Ventroux Hollow grade crossing on January 26, 1997, when he collided with an Amtrak passenger locomotive and was killed instantly. Shawn was nineteen years old at the time of his death. His mother, the executrix of his estate, filed suit in this Court on the…
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- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Lujan v. National Wildlife FederationSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- CSX Transportation, Inc. v. EasterwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Bradley v. Appalachian Power Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1979
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