Legal Opinion
Springston v. Consolidated Rail Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 19, 1997No. Nos. 96-3571, 96-3608PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BATCHELDER, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff appeals and defendant Consolidated Rail Corporation (“Conrail”) cross-appeals the judgment of the district court in this diversity action arising out of a collision between a Conrail train and a pick-up truck driven by plaintiff in northwest Ohio. For the reasons to follow, we AFFIRM the judgment of the district court.
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On June 1, 1991, at approximately 11:30 p.m., while traveling east on Route 281 in rural northwest Ohio, Robert Springston drove his pick-up truck onto a Conrail main track, directly in the path of a northbound Conrail train. The…
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