Legal Opinion
Dominick Raspente v. National Railroad Passenger Corp., A.K.A. Amtrak John Springer
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 2, 1997No. 658, Docket 96-7692PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOSÉ A. CABRANES, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff Dominick Ráspente, who brought this personal injury suit against defendants after being struck by a train, appeals from the judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Denny Chin, Judge), granting defendants’ Fed.R.Civ.P. 50 motion for judgment as a matter of law. 1 Plaintiff claims that the district court erred when it concluded that, even viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to plaintiff, no reasonable jury could find that defendants breached their duty to use reasonable care. We agree and…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Basso v. MillerNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Chrystal v. . Troy Boston R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1887
- Sarus v. RotundoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- Stanford v. Kuwait Airways Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
- Clarke v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1946
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3Cited by16 opinions
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