Legal Opinion
John Brown v. Natl Railroad Passenger Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 28, 2013No. 11-60654PublishedCited by 115 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
In May 2008, an Amtrak passenger train struck the appellant, John Brown, as he drove his garbage truck across railroad tracks owned and maintained by Illinois Central Railroad Company (“Illinois Central”). Brown sued, claiming that Illinois Central failed to signalize the crossing properly. The district court awarded summary judgment to Illinois Central. We affirm.
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On an afternoon, John Brown was driving his Mack garbage truck south along County Line Road on his usual route in Copiah County, Mississippi. Robert Pur-nell, Brown’s assistant, was riding on…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Moore v. Ashland Chemical Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
- Knight v. Kirby Inland Marine Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2007
- Jules R. Viterbo, Et Ux, (Patricia Viterbo) v. The Dow Chemical Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Hathaway v. BazanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2007
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