Legal Opinion
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad v. Travis
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided November 29, 2012No. 2011-CA-00091-SCTPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARLSON, Presiding Justice,
for the Court:
¶ 1. Michael Travis died on May 16, 1997, when a train struck his vehicle at a railroad crossing. His mother, Mary Travis, filed a wrongful-death suit against Illinois Central Railroad Company and its employees (collectively “Illinois Central”) in the Holmes County Circuit Court. Trial was held in October 2009, and the jury assessed damages in the amount of $6.5 million. Based on the jury’s allocation of fault, the trial court entered a judgment in favor of Travis in the amount of $4,875,000. Illinois Central filed this appeal. We reverse and render,…
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