BROWN v. CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORP.

No. 97-CV-5.

717 A.2d 309 (1998)

Sarah L. BROWN, Appellant, v. CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided August 20, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack A. Gold, with whom Lawrence S. Lapidus, Bethesda, MD, was on the brief, for appellant.

James B. Sarsfield, Washington, DC, for appellee.

Before TERRY, SCHWELB and RUIZ, Associate Judges.


Schwelb, Associate Judge:

On April 8, 1994, according to her complaint, Sarah L. Brown was injured when a metal object fell through the windshield of her car as she passed eastbound through the underpass of the East Capitol Street railroad bridge. Ms. Brown commenced this negligence action against Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail), which operates trains on railroad tracks that run perpendicular to East Capitol Street on the ground above the underpass. The trial...

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