Legal Opinion
Collins v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided August 27, 2009No. 2154, September Term, 2006PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWoodward, J.
This case arises from a tragic accident that led to the death of thirty-five year old Robert Collins (“the Decedent”). In the early morning hours of February 17, 2005, just south of Havre do Grace, Maryland, the Decedent was working as an Electric Traction Lineman for appellee/cross-appellant, National Railroad Passenger Corporation (“Amtrak”), as a member of a five-man crew headquartered out of Amtrak’s Perryville Maintenance of Way Base. At approximately 3:56 a.m., the Decedent sustained severe electrical burns on approximately 60 percent of his body when he was on top of a catenary…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Tiller v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Stanley F. Taylor v. Burlington Northern Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Thomas Fashauer, Jr. v. New Jersey Transit Rail Operations, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- Walk v. Hartford Casualty InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2004
- Thomas D. Joyce v. Atlantic Richfield Company, a Pennsylvania CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by3 opinions
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