Legal Opinion
Fricks v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad
District Court, N.D. Georgia
Decided December 23, 1968No. Civ. A. No. 11374PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
EDENFIELD, District Judge.
In this diversity action for damages resulting from a collision of an automobile and a train, defendant Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company (L & N) moves for summary judgment on the ground that the plaintiff has sued the wrong defendant. If granted, plaintiff’s action would now be barred by the statute of limitations.
It is undisputed that the defendant L & N is authorized to and does operate a railroad within the State of Georgia and that its train and its employees were involved in the collision complained of. Part of its operations, however, are carried on…
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