Legal Opinion
Southern Railway Company v. Georgia Kraft Company
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 4, 1987No. 86-8379PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:
Georgia Kraft Company (“Georgia Kraft”) appeals from a jury verdict rendered against it in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia. Because we find that the district court erroneously restricted the issues presented to the jury, we vacate the district court’s judgment and remand for a new trial.
In 1951, Georgia Kraft and Southern Railway Company (“Southern Railway”) made a sidetrack agreement, placing on each of the parties obligations to be performed in Bibb County, Georgia. As part of the agreement, Georgia Kraft agreed to maintain the…
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