Legal Opinion
Southern Ry. Co. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 27, 1952No. 13788PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BORAH, Circuit Judge.
The Southern Railway Company brought this action under the Federal Tort Claims Act 1 against the United States of America to recover damages for injuries caused to its rolling stock and equipment as the result of a collision at a railroad crossing in Chamblee, Georgia between one of its fast passenger trains and two large, crane trucks belonging to the United States Navy. The government answered, denying liability, and filed a counterclaim against the railroad, alleging that the collision was due solely to the negligence of the railroad, and seeking recovery for damage to…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Grand Trunk Railway Co. v. IvesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Atlantic Coast Line R. Co. v. KeyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1952
- Stanaland v. Atlantic Coast Line R. CoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1951
- Wald v. Eagle Indemnity Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1950
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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
- Petroleum Carrier Corporation v. Hattie Carter and Bessie ThreattCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
- Iler v. Seaboard Air Line R. CoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1954
- Reverend Negil L. McPherson v. Tamiami Trail Tours, Inc. And Ned C. BoutwellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Reverend Negil L. McPherson v. Tamiami Trail Tours, Inc. And Ned C. BoutwellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967