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CHICAGO CENT. v. UNION PACIFIC

No. 95-1426.

558 N.W.2d 711 (1997)

CHICAGO CENTRAL & PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Appellee, v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

February 19, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph G. Van Winkle of Lewis, Webster, Johnson, Van Winkle & De Volder, Des Moines, and Raymond J. Hasiak, Omaha, NE, for appellant.

Edward J. Krug of Lynch, Dallas, Smith & Harman, P.C., Cedar Rapids, for appellee.

Considered by HARRIS, P.J., and CARTER, LAVORATO, SNELL, and TERNUS, JJ.

HARRIS, Justice.

This suit stems from a freight train derailment that occurred near Williams, Iowa, in December 1990. Two railroad companies dispute, on numerous theories, whether one of them should compensate the other for various items of damage stemming from the derailment. We affirm in part and reverse in part and remand on the appeal, and affirm on the cross-appeal.

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