Legal Opinion
Allen v. Texas & Pacific Ry. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 1, 1952No. 13716_1PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLMES, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is in an action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the appellant in a collision of his automobile with appellee’s train at a railroad crossing in Opelousas, Louisiana. At the close of the evidence, defendant filed a motion for a directed verdict. The court reserved its ruling on the motion, under Rule 50(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S.C.A.; upon return of the jury’s verdict for the plaintiff, the court sustained the motion and entered judgment for the defendant notwithstanding the verdict. The decisive question on appeal…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Eckenrode v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Southern Railway Co. v. WaltersSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Matthews v. New Orleans Terminal Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1950
- Eggleston v. Louisiana & A. Ry. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1939
- Levy v. New Orleans Northeastern R. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1945
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3Cited by12 opinions
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. McCulloughCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1953
- Mitchell v. Southwest Engineering Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1959
- Glenna Frances Tuck, Administratrix of the Estate of George William Tuck, Deceased v. The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1958
- Illinois Cent. R. Co. v. AucoinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1952
- John v. Bertrand v. Shell Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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