Legal Opinion

Christoff v. Union Pacific Railroad

California Court of Appeal

Decided October 27, 2005No. C047961PublishedCited by 54 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

SIMS, Acting P. J.

Plaintiff Steven J. Christoff appeals from summary judgment entered in favor of defendant Union Pacific Railroad Company (Union Pacific), in plaintiff’s action alleging he was injured by a passing train while walking across a railroad bridge. Plaintiff contends triable issues exist regarding duty to warn and duty to remedy a danger. We shall affirm the judgment.

SUMMARY JUDGMENT

A motion for summary judgment should be granted if the submitted papers show that “there is no triable issue as to any material fact,” and that the moving party is entitled to judgment as a…

2Cases cited16 opinions

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