Legal Opinion
Lilley v. Southern Pacific Transportation Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided June 28, 1979No. 1220PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKAY, Justice.
This is an action for wrongful death resulting from a railroad crossing accident.
A pickup truck in which Bobby Joe Kennedy and Louis Chalk were riding was struck at a grade crossing by one of the trains of appellee, Southern Pacific Transportation Company, killing Kennedy and injuring Chalk. The accident occurred in the afternoon of August 7, 1973, a short distance West of Frankston. Kennedy’s widow (Mrs. Lilley, appellant) and Chalk brought suit, alleging that the crossing was extraordinarily hazardous in that the view of persons crossing the track was obstructed by an…
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