Legal Opinion
Kelly v. Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
District Court, W.D. Missouri
Decided December 10, 1982No. 81-0381-CV-W-9-6PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL OR REMITTITUR
SACHS, District Judge.
Plaintiff Kelly, a recently promoted railroad conductor in his mid-thirties, lost the lower part of his left leg after falling near a moving train in the railroad yard at Slater, Missouri. The fall was occasioned by debris left in the yard, apparently a generator belt similar to the broken fan belt on an automobile, which probably became entangled in Kelly’s legs as he walked along the darkened tracks in the night-time. Recent heavy rain left pools of water which somewhat impeded walking and possibly…
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