Union Pacific Railroad Co. v. David Mullen

GAITAN, District Judge.

Union Pacific Railroad Company appeals from the district court’s 1 denial of its motion for a new trial. The district court dismissed Union Pacific’s cross-claim against David Mullen for contribution under the Arkansas Uniform Contribution Among Tortfeasors Act, Ark.Code Ann. §§ 16-61-201 to -212 (1987), based upon a prior release signed by Mullen in favor of Union Pacific. We affirm.

1. BACKGROUND

The relevant facts are undisputed in this case. On November 30, 1987, David Mullen and Melissa Mahaffey, a passenger in his car, were involved in an accident when a train…