Legal Opinion
Dolores Schneider v. National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Greater Hartford Transit District
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 4, 1993No. 1212, 1213, Dockets 92-9185, 92-9305PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TIMBERS, Circuit Judge:
This appeal is from a $1,750,000 judgment entered in the District of Connecticut, Ellen Bree Burns, District Judge, on a jury verdict finding appellant National Railroad Passenger Corp. (Amtrak) liable to appellee Dolores Schneider. The jury also found that appellant Greater Hartford Transit District (GHTD) was not liable to Schneider, but nevertheless found for GHTD in its indemnification action against Amtrak even though no liability was imposed on GHTD.
Schneider was attacked while leaving her job as an Amtrak ticket agent and baggage clerk in Hartford, Connecticut.…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Pullman Standard, Inc. v. Abex Corp.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1985
- Schurgast v. SchumannSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1968
- Richard Nairn v. National Railroad Passenger CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
- Gino's Pizza of East Hartford, Inc. v. KaplanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
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3Cited by33 opinions
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