Legal Opinion

Boyd v. Illinois Central R. R.

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided April 9, 1951No. 37888Published

1Opinion of the Court

211 Miss. 409 (1951)

52 So.2d 21

BOYD

v.

ILLINOIS CENTRAL R.R. CO.

No. 37888.

Supreme Court of Mississippi, In Banc.

April 9, 1951.

Pershing B. Sullivan and Melvin & Melvin, for appellant.

Deavours & Hilbun, for appellee.

Hall, J.

Appellant brought suit against appellee for the recovery of damages to his automobile as well as for personal injuries sustained by him when he struck a flatcar which was standing upon a public crossing in the unincorporated village of Soso. At the conclusion of appellant's evidence the trial court sustained appellee's motion to exclude the same and directed a verdict in…

2Cases cited42 opinions

  1. St. Louis-San Francisco Ry. Co. v. GuthrieSupreme Court of Alabama · 1927
  2. Lindquist v. Des Moines Union Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1947
  3. Homan v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1933
  4. Squyres v. BaldwinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1938
  5. Gulf, M. N.R. Co. v. HolifieldMississippi Supreme Court · 1929

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