Legal Opinion
Walter E. Davis v. Burlington Northern, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided November 5, 1981No. 80-1458PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHILSON, District Judge.
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
In the early morning of September 30, 1977, plaintiff, while driving his car on a road between Watonga and Longdale, Oklahoma, struck the side of a freight train owned and operated by the defendant.
Plaintiff commenced an action in a state court of Oklahoma to recover damages resulting from the collision.
Defendant removed the action from the state court to the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma on the ground of diversity of citizenship and filed a motion for summary judgment of dismissal. The trial court granted the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Smoot v. Chicago, Rock Island And Pacific Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1967
- Raley v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1950
- Wm. A. Smith Const. Co. v. BrumleyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1937
- Atchison, T. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. TemplarSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1951
- Holt v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1940
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Ricardo Trevino v. Union Pacific Railroad Company and Missouri Pacific Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- Hightower v. Kansas City Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2003
- Southerland v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1993
- Florida Power Corp. v. WebsterSupreme Court of Florida · 2000
- Hurst v. Union Pacific Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992
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