Legal Opinion
Robert E. Hatfield v. Burlington Northern Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 29, 1995No. 94-3160PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EBEL, Circuit Judge.
This is an interlocutory appeal of a decision by the United States District Court for the District of Kansas granting partial summary judgment to the Defendant railroad, based on federal preemption of the railroad’s duty to provide safe road crossings under Kansas common law. We exercise jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b) and affirm the decision of the district court.
I. BACKGROUND
On September 29, 1987, a truck driven by Plaintiff Robert E. Hatfield (“Hatfield”), collided with Defendant Burlington Northern Railroad’s (“Burlington”) train at the Haver-hill Road…
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