Legal Opinion
Sisk v. Union Pacific Railroad
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided July 20, 2004No. WD 62441PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICIA BRECKENRIDGE, Presiding Judge.
Jennifer Sisk was injured when she was struck by a train while walking down railroad tracks on a railroad bridge. The railroad tracks and bridge where she was injured are on land owned by Union Pacific Railroad Company and, at that point, the railroad line runs through Little Blue Trace Park, which is owned by Jackson County. Ms. Sisk filed suit against both Union Pacific and Jackson County for her injuries. Jackson County subsequently moved for summary judgment based on sovereign immunity. The trial court granted Jackson County’s motion, finding neither…
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