ALABAMA GREAT SOUTHERN R. CO. v. LEE

No. 2000-CA-00751-SCT.

826 So.2d 1232 (2002)

The ALABAMA GREAT SOUTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY v. Freddie LEE, Sr., Administrator of the Estate of Freddie Lee, Jr., Deceased, and Freddie Lee, Sr., Linda S. Lee, Individually, and Marvin Pigford.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied September 5, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Web Heidelberg, Hattiesburg, Robert H. Pedersen, James Garfus Thornton, James A. Becker, Jr., Jackson, attorneys for appellant.

Michael B. McMahan, Deborah J. Gambrell, Sandra S. Mohler, Jon Mark Weathers, Larry Norris, Hattiesburg, attorneys for appellees.

EN BANC.


DIAZ, J., for the Court.

¶ 1. The Estate of Freddie Lee, Jr. ("the Estate") instituted this wrongful death action against Alabama Great Southern Railroad ("AGS"), Amtrak, and Marvin Pigford ("Pigford") in the Circuit Court of Forrest County. Lee, a passenger in Pigford's vehicle, was killed when Pigford's vehicle collided with a train at a railroad crossing. Pigford, who was also injured in the accident, filed a cross-claim against AGS and Amtrak.

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