Legal Opinion
Allison Butler v. Southern Pacific Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 26, 1970No. 28965PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from a judgment in a Louisiana diversity action to recover damages for injuries suffered by appellant Butler while unloading plywood from a freight car operated by appellee Southern Pacific Company. The jury in the district court found that Southern Pacific was negligent but was relieved of its negligence because of the intervening negligence of Butler’s employer, United States Plywood Corporation. The district court rendered judgment for the defendant. We remand the case for a new trial because of error in the exclusion of evidence.
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