MANATT v. UNION PACIFIC R. CO.

No. 96-3934.

122 F.3d 514 (1997)

Scott MANATT, Sr., individually and as, father of Scott Manatt, Jr., now deceased, and separately in his capacity as personal representative of the estate of Scott Manatt, Jr., now deceased; Sharon Manatt, individually and as mother of Scott Manatt, Jr., now deceased; Mitzi Manatt, individually and as surviving sister of Scott Manatt, Jr., now deceased; Yvette Manatt, individually and as surviving sister of Scott Manatt, Jr., now deceased, Appellants, v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, a foreign corporation; National Railroad Passenger Corporation, a corporation created and doing business under the Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970, also known as Amtrak National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided August 5, 1997.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing Denied September 4, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott Manatt, Corning, AR, pro se and for Appellants.

William H. Sutton and Scott J. Lancaster, Little Rock, AR, for Appellees.

Before WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge, HENLEY, Senior Circuit Judge, and BEEZER, Senior Circuit Judge.


Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied September 4, 1997.

HENLEY, Senior Circuit Judge.

On October 5, 1993 at about 4:30 a.m., nineteen-year old Scott Manatt, Jr. (Scott) was killed when he was hit by an Amtrak train while he was on railroad tracks near a crossing in Corning Arkansas. His father, Scott Manatt, Sr., and other family members (collectively referred to as Manatts) appeal from a judgment...

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