Legal Opinion
Young v. Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 4, 1980No. 78-1181PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
GEWIN, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Jessie Mae Young brought a wrongful death action1 against the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Company (ICG)2 following the death of her husband at one of the railroad’s rural crossings. The suit was tried twice below. The first trial resulted in a verdict of $125,000 for the plaintiff but a new trial was granted due to juror misconduct. In the second trial a verdict for the railroad was returned. Appellant seeks reversal based on alleged errors of the court in (1) granting ICG a new trial, (2) excluding certain evidence, and (3) giving certain instructions to the…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Young v. Illinois Central Gulf Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980