RANBURGER v. SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRANSP. CO.

No. CV-87-0061-PR.

157 Ariz. 551 (1988)

760 P.2d 551

Tana RANBURGER, Plaintiff/Appellee, v. SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, National Railroad Passenger Corporation, also known as Amtrak, a corporation organized under the Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970, as amended, and the laws of the District of Columbia, and Weyman L. Moreland, Defendants/Appellants.

Supreme Court of Arizona, En Banc.

Reconsideration Denied September 20, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred J. Pain, Jr., Scottsdale, for plaintiff/appellee.

Evans, Kitchel & Jenckes, P.C. by William M.J. Shattuck, Phoenix, for defendants/appellants.


MOELLER, Justice.

JURISDICTION

Stephen Ranburger (Ranburger) was fatally injured when his car collided with a train. His wife, Tana Ranburger (plaintiff), brought a wrongful death action against Southern Pacific Transportation Company, AMTRAK, the engineer, and the City of Phoenix on behalf of herself and her two minor children. The jury awarded the plaintiff $250,000 in compensatory damages against all defendants...

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