Legal Opinion
Bonnie Warren v. Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 16, 1985No. 84-4738PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Per curiam
I
Warren appeals from the jury verdict rejecting her claim for damages resulting when her car collided with an Illinois Central Gulf Railroad (ICG) train. Because the evidence is obviously sufficient to support the verdict and the jury charge contains no plain error, we dismiss the appeal as frivolous.
II
We interpret the facts in a light most favorable to supporting the jury verdict. Glasser v. United States, 315 U.S. 60, 80, 62 S.Ct. 457, 469, 86 L.Ed. 680 (1942). Warren was injured and her car was damaged when an ICG train backed into her car at 4:30 a.m. on November 24, 1979 in Meridian,…
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- Levina Pittman Walker, Administratrix of the Estate of Louis Pittman, Deceased v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, a Kentucky CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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