Legal Opinion

Allen v. Texas & Pacific Ry. Co.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided May 1, 1952No. 13716_1Published

1Opinion of the Court

195 F.2d 545

ALLEN

v.

TEXAS & PACIFIC RY. CO.

No. 13716.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

April 5, 1952.

Rehearing Denied May 1, 1952.

Seth Lewis, Leon S. Haas, Jr., Opelousas, La., for appellant.

Frank H. Peterman, Alexandria, La., for appellee.

Before HOLMES, RUSSELL and RIVES, Circuit Judges.

HOLMES, Circuit Judge.

1

This appeal is in an action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the appellant in a collision of his automobile with appellee's train at a railroad crossing in Opelousas, Louisiana. At the close of the evidence, defendant filed a motion for a directed verdict.…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Eckenrode v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. Southern Railway Co. v. WaltersSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  3. Matthews v. New Orleans Terminal Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1950
  4. Eggleston v. Louisiana & A. Ry. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1939
  5. Levy v. New Orleans Northeastern R. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1945

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