Legal Opinion
Southern Railway Company v. Mrs. Nora B. Jolley
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 23, 1959No. 17447PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge.
Ralph Jolley’s widow brought suit for damages against the Southern Railway Company for the wrongful death of her husband that resulted from a railroad crossing collision between one of the railroad company’s trains and a Jeep station wagon driven by Jolley. The case was tried without a jury. The district court awarded the widow damages in the amount of $24,000. We reverse and remand.
Ralph Jolley was a dairyman and farmer residing at Clarkston, Georgia. Sunday morning, December, 11, 1955, Jolley left home to attend to his dairy business. He told his wife that on his way…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Co. v. McFerrinTexas Supreme Court · 1956
- Glenn C. Ellis, Jr. v. Southeast Construction Co., Inc., Hempstead County, Arkansas, and Miller B. BlandCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1958
- Mast v. Illinois Cent. R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1949
- Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. BarnettCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1926
- Carter v. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1940
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Barbara R. Gross v. Southern Railway Company, Nancy Ruth Canipelli v. Southern Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Southern Railway Company v. Richard Haynes and Grady Howard, Jr., by Next Friend, Grady Howard, Sr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- Missouri Pacific Railroad Company v. John OwenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Southern Railway Company v. John J. Neely, Jr., a Minor, by Mrs. Azalea v. Neely, as Next FriendCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Southern Railway Company v. Mrs. Nora B. JolleyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959