Legal Opinion
Ranburger v. Southern Pacific Transportation Co.
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided June 16, 1988No. CV-87-0061-PRPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOELLER, Justice.
JURISDICTION
Stephen Ranburger (Ranburger) was fatally injured when his car collided with a train. His wife, Tana Ranburger (plaintiff), brought a wrongful death action against Southern Pacific Transportation Company, AMTRAK, the engineer, and the City of Phoenix on behalf of herself and her two minor children. The jury awarded the plaintiff $250,000 in compensatory damages against all defendants and $100,000 in punitive damages against all defendants except the City. The City did not appeal. The remaining defendants appealed both awards. The court of appeals affirmed the…
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