Legal Opinion
Henning v. Union Pacific Railroad
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 19, 2008No. 06-7034PublishedCited by 113 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
This case arises out of a car-train accident, in which Derek Shockey was killed. Shockey’s estate sought damages from Union Pacific Railroad Company (“Union Pacific”) on various claims of negligence. The district court granted Union Pacific’s motion for partial summary judgment on claims relating to the adequacy of the warning devices at the crossing based on federal preemption. The remaining claims went to trial. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant railroad company. Shockey’s estate appeals from the district court’s grant of partial summary judgment to Union…
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