Legal Opinion
Hester v. CSX Transportation, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 21, 1995No. 94-60506PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs-appellants Alvia Hester, Sr. and Brenda Hester (the Hesters) appeal an order of the district court granting defendant-ap-pellee CSX Transportation’s (CSX) motion for reconsideration, pursuant to which the district court reinstated the jury verdict in favor of CSX. We affirm.
Facts and Proceedings Below
On July 22, 1989, an automobile in which the Hesters’ fourteen-year-old son was a passenger collided with a train operated by CSX at the Hatley Circle crossing in Orange Grove, Jackson County, Mississippi. The Hesters’ son was killed in the accident. The Hesters…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- CSX Transportation, Inc. v. EasterwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Rosado v. DetersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- Dirk and Cynthia Bradley, Individually and as Next Friends for Their Minor Son Brad Alan Bradley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- Jason M. Shots v. Csx Transportation, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- Bowman v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co.District Court, D. South Carolina · 1993
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3Cited by48 opinions
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- Linda Anne Scott, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. University of Mississippi, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
- Linda Thiele, Guardian of the Person and Estate of Craig Thiele v. Norfolk & Western Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- Union Pacific Railroad v. SharpSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1997
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