Rodriguez v. Illinois Central Gulf Railroad

LOTTINGER, Judge.

This truck-train collision suit was brought by Robert Rodriguez against Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Company (ICG) for $5,750.00 in damages incurred when the defendant’s train struck a log truck driven by the plaintiff’s employee. ICG filed a third party demand against International Paper Company seeking attorney’s fees and indemnity or contribution under the terms of a 1972 trackage agreement between the paper company and the railroad. From a trial court judgment holding the railroad liable for $4,500.00 in damages and dismissing the railroad’s claim against the paper…