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CHANDLER v. NATIONAL R.R. PASSENGER CORP.

Civ. A. No. 4:94cv74.

882 F.Supp. 533 (1995)

Barbara G. CHANDLER, Plaintiff, v. The NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Virginia, Newport News Division.

March 27, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James M. Boyd, Boyd & Boyd, James D. Crutchfield, Evans & Co., Norfolk, VA, for plaintiff Barbara G. Chandler.

David C. Bowen, Stephen R. Jackson, Willcox & Savage, Norfolk, VA, for The Nat. R.R. Passenger Corp. d/b/a AMTRAK and CSX Transp.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

PAYNE, District Judge.

Among the several issues in this action is the question whether Virginia Code §§ 56-405.3 and 56-406.1 alter the common law duty of railroads to place appropriate protective devices at especially hazardous crossings. For the reasons set forth below, the court concludes that the statutes do not relieve railroads of their common-law duty to identify especially hazardous railroad crossings and to...

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