COPELAND v. BALTIMORE & O. R. CO.

No. 79-474.

416 A.2d 1 (1980)

Charles COPELAND, Appellant, v. BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD COMPANY et al., Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided June 9, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth Shepherd, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Loren Kieve, Washington, D. C., with whom Laidler B. Mackall, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellees.

Before KERN, FERREN and PRYOR, Associate Judges.


PRYOR, Associate Judge:

Charles Copeland brought an action against the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company ("B & O" or the Railroad") and two of its agents, to recover for injuries sustained when a part of one of Copeland's hands was severed by a freight train operated by B & O. On appeal, Copeland seeks to overturn an order1 of the trial court granting the Railroad's motion for summary judgment. For the reasons stated below...

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