Legal Opinion
Georgia Railroad and Banking Company v. James Taft Otts
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 19, 1957No. 16341_1PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Per curiam
The jury found appellant Railroad guilty of negligence proximately causing the injuries received by the plaintiff in a truck-diesel locomotive crossing collision at Crawford, Georgia. The Trial Court denied motions for a directed verdict and for judgment n.o.v. We agree with the Trial Court and thereby reject the Railroad’s sole contention that it was entitled to judgment as a matter of law.
The plaintiff, operating a loaded truck-trailer over this highway (U.S. Highway 78), completely unfamiliar to him, was unaware of the presence of the railroad crossing in the small town of Crawford as he…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company v. Albert Gregor KammererCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
- The Texas and Pacific Railway Company v. Madge Reed Watkins, Individually and as Natural Tutrix of Her Minor Child, Richard Wesley WatkinsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
3Cited by2 opinions
- Barbara R. Gross v. Southern Railway Company, Nancy Ruth Canipelli v. Southern Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Southern Railway Company v. Richard Haynes and Grady Howard, Jr., by Next Friend, Grady Howard, Sr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961