Legal Opinion
St. Johnsbury & Lamoille County Railroad v. Canadian Pacific Railway Co.
District Court, D. Vermont
Decided April 28, 1972No. Civ. A. 6183PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
OAKES, Circuit Judge
(sitting by designation).
I. BACKGROUND
In this diversity case, plaintiff St. Johnsbury & Lamoille County Railroad seeks to recover damages for negligence and breach of warranty from the defendant, Canadian Pacific Railway Company. 1 On May 4, 1969, in Danville, Vermont, some distance from the railroad yard in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, fourteen cars of a train owned and operated by the plaintiff became dislodged from the remainder of the train and derailed. This resulted in the property damages for which the plaintiff seeks to recover. The plaintiff claims…
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- Viens v. ANTHONY COMPANYDistrict Court, D. Vermont · 1968
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