Legal Opinion
Vasquez v. North County Transit District
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 11, 2002No. Nos. 01-55326, 01-55415PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRABER, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Kenneth Vasquez brought this action against Defendants Metropolitan Transit Development Board (Board), North County Transit District, San Diego Northern Railroad Company, and Amtrak to recover damages for personal injury.1 Vasquez, a police officer, was hurt while working when a railroad crossing-gate arm broke and struck him on the head. The City of San Diego (City), which covered the resulting workers’ compensation claim, intervened to recover benefits paid to Vasquez.
The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Defendants on the ground that the…
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