Legal Opinion
Raspente v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 7, 1996No. 93 Civ. 1034 (DC)PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION
CHIN, District Judge.
On June 15, 1992, Domenick Ráspente, an individual with a long history of mental illness, was struck by a train while trespassing on railroad property under the influence of alcohol and medication. Ráspente commenced this personal injury action against defendants National Railroad Passenger Corporation, a/k/a Amtrak (“Amtrak”), and John Springer to recover for his injuries.
On May 2, 1996, on the second day of the second trial of this case, I granted defendants’ motion for judgment as a matter of law pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 50(b) dismissing the…
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