Legal Opinion
Malin v. Consolidated Rail Corp.
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided November 4, 1981PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUILLEN, Justice:
On February 8, 1977, plaintiff, Alan R. Malin, was a sanitation worker for the City of Wilmington. Plaintiff was injured when a train engine owned by defendant, Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail), struck the City garbage truck in which the plaintiff was riding. The truck had just disposed of its refuse at the New Castle County landfill and had departed, traveling west on Lamb-son’s Lane, which is the only road that provides an ingress and egress to the landfill area. Lambson’s Lane is a public road maintained by the State. Cutting across Lambson’s Lane is the railroad…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Justice Ex Rel. Justice v. GatchellSupreme Court of Delaware · 1974
- Bailey v. PenningtonSupreme Court of Delaware · 1979
- Foster v. ShropshireSupreme Court of Delaware · 1977
- Caine v. New Castle CountySupreme Court of Delaware · 1977
- Acton v. Wilmington and Northern R. Co.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1979
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Schorah v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1984
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