Legal Opinion
Norfolk & Western Railway Company v. Auto Club Insurance Association
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 9, 1990No. 88-1407PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ENGEL, Senior Circuit Judge.
In this Michigan diversity case, defendant Auto Club Insurance Association (ACIA) appeals a judgment awarding plaintiff Norfolk & Western Railway Company (N & W) $300,000 damages under Michigan’s “no fault” statute. At issue is whether the limitation period built into the no-fault statute can be tolled and, if so, how and how long.
On May 2, 1985, Michael Alfrey drove an automobile into the side of a moving N & W train in Madison Township, Michigan. Twenty-three railroad cars and several hundred yards of track were destroyed. N & W was responsible to repair the…
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