Legal Opinion

Indiana Rail Road v. Davidson

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided December 27, 2012No. 84A01-1202-CT-81PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

RILEY, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Appellant-Defendant, Indiana Rail Road Co., a Corporation (Indiana Rail Road), appeals the trial court’s summary judgment in favor of John Blaine Davidson, Administrator of the Estate of Carolyn Davidson, deceased, and Tonya Kincaid, as mother and next friend of Cierra Kincaid, a minor (collectively, Appellees), with respect to Indiana Rail Road’s claim that Appellees’ cause is preempted by federal law.

We affirm.

ISSUE

Indiana Rail Road raises two issues on appeal, one of which we find dispositive and which we restate as follows: Whether the trial court…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. CSX Transportation, Inc. v. EasterwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Norfolk Southern Railway Co. v. ShanklinSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. First Farmers Bank & Trust Co. v. WhorleyIndiana Court of Appeals · 2008
  4. Cochran v. CSX Transportation, Inc.District Court, N.D. Indiana · 2000
  5. Union Pacific Railroad v. Cezar, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2009

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Joan E. Gochenour and James E. Gochenour v. CSX Transportation, Inc. Gerald Konz, Cody CooperIndiana Court of Appeals · 2015

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