Legal Opinion
Consolidated Rail Corp. v. Thomas
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided May 16, 1984No. 4-283A52PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YOUNG, Judge.
Henry L. Thomas brought suit against Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) for injuries he suffered in a collision between his automobile and a Conrail train. The jury returned a verdict for Thomas, awarding him damages in the amount of $150,-000, and the court entered judgment against Conrail accordingly. Conrail appeals from this judgment.
We affirm.
The collision giving rise to this litigation occurred on April 9, 1978, at a railroad crossing on Fifth Avenue in Gary, Indiana. Fifth Avenue is a five lane road running east and west. The railroad tracks at the crossing run…
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