Legal Opinion
Seaboard Air Line R. Co. v. Deese
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 14, 1950No. 13180PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLMES, Circuit Judge.
This is an action for damages against appellant. It was brought by appellee for the alleged wrongful death of her husband, who was struck by a locomotive operated by appellant over a crossing of its tracks and a public highway in Georgia. The decedent walked 'or ran directly in front of the train, and was killed instantly. The time was between twelve and one o’clock P. M.; the weather clear; the date June 6, 1949.
The complaint alleged, and the appellee contends, that the appellant was negligent in operating the train at an excessive rate of speed, in failing to blow the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Southern Railway Co. v. TankersleyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1908
- Callaway v. PickardCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1942
- Pollard v. HeardCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1936
- Pollard v. SavageCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1937
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. BradshawCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1925
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Barbara R. Gross v. Southern Railway Company, Nancy Ruth Canipelli v. Southern Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Atlantic Coast Line R. Co. v. KeyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1952
- Southern Railway Company v. Richard Haynes and Grady Howard, Jr., by Next Friend, Grady Howard, Sr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- United States v. West of England Ship Owner's Mutual Protection & Indemnity Ass'n (Luxembourg)Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- Colonial Stores, Inc. v. Central of Georgia Railway Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
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