FLUCKEY v. CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN TRANSP. CO.

No. 87-1677.

838 F.2d 302 (1988)

Catherine D. FLUCKEY, Administrator of Estate of Joseph Fluckey, Deceased, Appellant, v. CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided February 3, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark H. Goodrich, Des Moines, Iowa, for appellant.

Brent B. Green, Des Moines, Iowa, for appellee.

Before ARNOLD, FAGG, Circuit Judges, and LARSON, Senior District Judge.


FAGG, Circuit Judge.

In this wrongful death action, Catherine D. Fluckey, personal representative of her deceased husband, appeals from the district court's judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of Chicago and Northwestern Transportation Company. We affirm.

The decedent was killed when his car was struck by an oncoming train as he drove over a railroad crossing. The crossing was located on a highway and was marked by several flashing signals. Fluckey...

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