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Beal v. Kansas City Southern Railway Company
Citation:
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Theresa Beal (plaintiff) was hit by a train while driving over a railway crossing. Video evidence from the train shows parked cars and vegetation near the crossing and that the plaintiff did not stop at the stop sign before crossing the train tracks. The plaintiff sued the Kansas City Southern Railway Company, Kansas City Southern, Capital Railroad Contracting Inc., and Ironhorse, Inc. (defendants) for negligently failing to keep an unobstructed view of the right-of-way, failing to inspect the crossing, failing to warn of the dangerous condition of crossing, and failing to properly maintain and update the crossing and its traffic control. The defendants moved for summary judgment on the grounds that the plaintiff was negligent per se for violating the legal requirement to stop before crossing the train tracks.
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