Legal Opinion
Alan Woods and Cara Woods v. Burlington Northern Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 16, 1985No. 84-7510PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Per curiam
Plaintiffs were injured when the motorcycle on which they were riding overturned. The accident occurred in Pensacola, Florida on Main Street near its intersection with Comandencia. Defendant Burlington’s track runs up the center of Main Street at that location. Plaintiffs alleged that the accident was caused by a dangerous defect in the surface of Main Street and that the defect was created and controlled by Burlington. Trial by jury resulted in substantial verdicts and judgments in plaintiffs’ favor. Burlington appeals and makes four contentions of error.(1)
Burlington first argues that the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Brown & Root, Inc. v. Big Rock CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Pesaplastic, C.A. v. Cincinnati Milacron Co., Tedruth Plastics Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Loose v. Offshore Navigation, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Har-Pen Truck Lines, Inc. v. Frederick Allen Mills, IIICourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- John F. Loughan v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, John F. Loughan, Cross-Appellee v. Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Burlington Northern Railroad v. WoodsSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Dunn v. HOVICCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
- Mitroff v. Xomox Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- McWhorter v. City of BirminghamCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- Kenrick Christopher v. State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2006
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