Legal Opinion
Frank Stevenson v. Union Pacific RR
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 5, 2004No. 01-3686, 02-2093PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
HANSEN, Circuit Judge.
This case arises out of a car-train grade crossing accident in which Frank Stevenson was injured and his wife was killed. In this diversity lawsuit against the Union Pacific Railroad Company (“Union Pacific” or “the Railroad”), a jury awarded damages to Mr. Stevenson and Rebecca Harshberger as Administratrix of Mary Stevenson’s estate 1 on claims of negligence. Union Pacific appeals, and Stevenson cross appeals. We affirm in part and reverse and remand for a new trial. We affirm on the issues raised in the cross-appeal.
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On November 6, 1998, a Union Pacific train struck…
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