Legal Opinion
Colon v. Metro-North Commuter Railroad
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided March 13, 2017No. 3:13-cv-00325 (JAM)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
Jeffrey Alker Meyer, United States District Judge
The cities of New Haven and New York have long been connected by a busy railroad line. For many decades this stretch of railroad tracks has also featured “cate-nary” towers that carry high-voltage electric lines high above the tracks below. The catenary towers are metal, and they are easily climbable with an “X”-like latticework design.
Plaintiff Milton Omar Colon was severely injured after he foolishly climbed up one of these catenary towers. As he ascended quite high upon the tower, he was suddenly victim…
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