Legal Opinion
Marvin Eichelberg v. National Railroad Passenger Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 22, 1995No. 683, Docket 94-7598PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CALABRESI, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-appellant Marvin Eichelberg was fishing from a railroad trestle at Beebe Cove, Connecticut, when a train run by defendant-appellee National Railroad Passenger Corp. (“Amtrak”), apparently determined to put the trestle to its intended use, approached from the south. Eichelberg did not reach safety, the train struck him, and he was severely injured. Eiehelberg’s claim for damages was brought before the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Alfred V. Covello, J.). The district court granted Amtrak’s motion for summary judgment, and…
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