Legal Opinion
Smallwood v. Illinois Central Railroad
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 7, 2003No. 02-60782PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
A locomotive operated by Illinois Central Railroad Company (Illinois Central) injured Kelli Smallwood when it struck the automobile in which she was traveling. The accident occurred at a Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) railroad crossing in Florence, Mississippi. At the time of the accident the crossing did not have automatic gates, but was equipped with automatic, flashing warning lights which had been installed using federal funds.
Smallwood filed suit in Mississippi state court alleging negligence claims against Illinois Central and…
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