Legal Opinion
Mixon v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 30, 1966No. 22965PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Circuit Judge.
Appellant James Mixon1 sued the appellee, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company (ACL) in negligence for loss of two legs and an arm suffered when he was struck by a boxcar being pushed by a switch engine. ACL moved for a directed verdict at the conclusion of Mixon’s case, stating grounds therefor; the Court carried the motion with the case. When both sides had rested ACL renewed its motion and made a separate motion for directed verdict on the same grounds but as of the closing of the evidence.
The case was submitted to the jury, which returned a verdict for Mixon of…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Mixon v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966