Opinion ID: 2402987
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Heading Rank: 7

Heading: union pacific railroad company should have been dismissed as a defendant.

Text: Appellant is correct on the matter of dismissing the action against Union Pacific Railroad Company. The answers to interrogatories clearly reveal that Union Pacific Railroad Company and Missouri Pacific Railroad Company are sister corporations owned by the Union Pacific Corporation. There was no evidence at all in the record to indicate that Union Pacific Railroad Company was in any way involved in this occurrence. It was a Missouri Pacific railroad and the train was owned by Missouri Pacific. The operators of the train were employees of Missouri Pacific. No nexus having been shown connecting Union Pacific Railroad to the matters involved, we agree that it should not have been a party to this action. Therefore, the judgment as to the Union Pacific Railroad Company is reversed. Reversed and remanded with directions to proceed in a manner not inconsistent with this opinion. HOLT, C.J., and GLAZE, J., concur in part and dissent in part. HAYS, J., dissents.