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NORFOLK SOUTHERN R.R. v. THOMPSON

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679 So.2d 689 (1996)

NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD and E. E. Haynes v. Pat THOMPSON, as administratrix of the Estate of Wayne Daniel Thompson, deceased.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

June 28, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David K. Howard of Jester, Howard & Jenkins, Florence, for Appellants.

Garve Ivey, Jr. of King, Ivey & Junkin, Jasper, for Appellee.

COOK, Justice.

Pat Thompson, as administratrix of the estate of her husband Wayne Daniel Thompson, sued Norfolk Southern Railroad and its train engineer E.E. Haynes, alleging that negligence and/or wantonness on their part had caused the wrongful death of Wayne Thompson, who was killed when his automobile was struck by a freight train at the "Baker Lane Crossing" in Colbert County. The trial court directed a verdict for the defendants on the plaintiff's wantonness...

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