Legal Opinion
Woods v. Amtrak
District Court, N.D. Mississippi
Decided September 16, 1997No. 2:96CV149-B-BPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BIGGERS, District Judge.
This cause comes before the court upon the defendants’ motion for summary judgment. 1 The court has duly considered the parties’ memoranda and exhibits and is ready to rule.
FACTS
This case arises out of a collision in Walls, Mississippi, on May 28, 1996, between plaintiff’s pick-up truck and an Amtrak passenger train being operated on Illinois Central tracks. The collision occurred during daylight hours at approximately 7:30 a.m. The tracks and the crossing were elevated so that the plaintiff had to drive up and over a slight rise to cross the tracks.…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- CSX Transportation, Inc. v. EasterwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Wilner v. Mississippi Export R. Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1989
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Travis v. IrbyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2003
- Irby v. TravisMississippi Supreme Court · 2006
- In Re Amtrak "Sunset Ltd." Train Crash in Bayou CanotDistrict Court, S.D. Alabama · 2000
- Baker v. Canadian National/Illinois Central Railway Co.District Court, S.D. Mississippi · 2005
- Illinois Central Gulf Railroad v. TravisMississippi Supreme Court · 2012
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