Legal Opinion
Missouri-Kansas-Texas-Railroad Company, a Corporation v. Robert W. Wardlow
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided January 30, 1959No. 5942_1PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PICKETT, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment entered on a jury verdict, in favor of the plaintiff, in a railroad crossing accident case. The railroad company concedes its negligence and presents the single question of whether the plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law.
The company maintained and operated a railroad running east and west through the business district and across heavily traveled Main Street in Sand Springs, Oklahoma. On February 4, 1957, at about 7:15 a. m., plaintiff was driving his automobile in a southerly direction on Main Street and…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Grand Trunk Railway Co. v. IvesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Pokora v. Wabash Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Miller v. Union Pacific R. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company, a Corporation v. Hugh Breeding, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1956
- Chicago, R. I. & P. Ry. Co. v. BaroniSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
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3Cited by3 opinions
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