Legal Opinion
Fluor Engineers & Constructors, Inc. v. Southern Pacific Transportation Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 20, 1985No. 83-2756PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
The Norfolk & Western Railway Company appeals from a jury’s determination that it negligently caused a train derailment. Perceiving no error in the proceedings below, we affirm the district court’s entry of judgment on the verdict.
I
This suit arises out of a train derailment that occurred on November 30, 1975 on the Southern Pacific’s San Jacinto River Bridge near Humble, Texas. The derailment was caused when a backhoe loaded on a flatcar owned by the Norfolk & Western tilted so that it hung over the side of the car and struck the truss of the bridge. The…
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3Cited by5 opinions
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