Stephens v. CSX Transportation, Inc.

This negligence action arose out of a collision involving a train and an automobile at a railroad crossing. Willie Homer Stephens (“Petitioner”), as Guardian ad Litem for his minor granddaughter who suffered a traumatic brain injury while a passenger in her mother’s vehicle, filed suit against CSX *189Transportation, Inc. (“CSX”) and the South Carolina Department of Transportation (“SCDOT”). Following a jury verdict in favor of the defendants, Petitioner appealed to the Court of Appeals. The Court of Appeals affirmed, finding the trial judge did not err in admitting certain evidence, charging the…