Legal Opinion
Ianni v. Loram Maintenance of Way, Inc.
Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
Decided May 24, 2000No. 08-98-00216-CVPublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ANN CRAWFORD McCLURE, Justice.
David Ianni appeals from an order granting summary judgment in favor of Loram Maintenance of Way, Inc. Finding error, we reverse and remand for trial.
FACTUAL SUMMARY
Loram operates large rail grinding machines which repair and refurbish railroad tracks. The machines reshape the track surfaces and grind the header rail back to the average worn wheel dimensions. Ongoing maintenance is necessary because heavy freight flattens the track. Each grinder is about 600 feet in length and has 88 grinding stones and four V-12 Cum-mins engines on it. A crew of twelve to…
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Loram Maintenance of Way, Inc. v. IanniTexas Supreme Court · 2006
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- Zarzana v. Ashley, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2007
- Painter v. Momentum Energy Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2008
- Wade Oil & Gas, Inc. v. Telesis Operating Co., Inc., Vantage Energy, LLC and Vantage Fort Worth Energy, LLC, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2013
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