Legal Opinion
Dewitt v. Western Pacific Railroad
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 9, 1983No. 82-4249PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUNIWAY, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from a judgment entered upon a jury verdict on claims arising from a railroad collision on a spur line near Salt Lake City, Utah. We affirm and assess attorney’s fees and costs in favor of appellees.
I. The Facts.
David DeWitt, a conductor for the Western Pacific Railroad Co., was injured when the train in which he was riding one night collided with two loaded freight cars standing on a spur line leading to a plant owned by the Flintkote Co. Western Pacific served the plant under a “spur track” agreement, and the train was on its way to the plant to…
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