Seaboard Coast Line Railroad v. West

Banke, Judge.

The appellants’ train struck and killed appellee West’s wife and infant son; and in his suit against the railroad and its engineer for the wrongful death of the child, a jury verdict in his favor was returned for $50,000. Appellants’ motions for directed verdict and judgment notwithstanding the verdict were denied, and they appeal. Held:

1. Testimony of four eyewitnesses established without dispute that the deaths occurred on March 25,1978, at about 11:30 a.m. The train was traveling approximately 48 miles per hour as it proceeded through Woodland, Georgia, a small municipal…