Legal Opinion
Slekis v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided June 14, 1999No. 3:98CV01542 (GLG)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION
GOETTEL, District Judge.
This diversity case is brought by plaintiff, Thomas L. Slekis, for personal injuries he sustained from a manual lift used to assist him in disembarking an Amtrak passenger train in Montpelier, Vermont. Defendant National Railroad Passenger Corporation a/k/a Amtrak has moved for summary judgment [Doc. # 9] on statute of limitations grounds. For the reasons set forth below, defendant’s motion is denied.
Background
On August 3, 1996, the plaintiff, Thomas L. Slekis, who is a resident of Connecticut, was a passenger on an Amtrak train traveling from…
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