Legal Opinion
Union Pacific Corp. v. Legg
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided July 26, 2001No. 03-00-00661-CVPublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POWERS, Justice (Retired).
Union Pacific Corporation appeals from a no-answer default judgment recovered by Dan V. Legg, Jr., and Suzanne Legg (“the Leggs”) on causes of action arising out of the death of their son Ryan Dustin Legg in a train-automobile collision that occurred November 21, 1999, in Rockdale, Texas. We will reverse the judgment and remand the cause to the trial court.
THE CONTROVERSY
In an original petition filed March 21, 2000, the Leggs alleged two causes of action. The first was a wrongful-death action to recover for losses sustained by them as a result of their son’s death.…
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