Shawnya Jones v. Southern Pacific Railroad

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

Shawnya Jones appeals a jury verdict in favor of Southern Pacific Railroad in this diversity action. She argues that the district court erred in excluding evidence and in failing to provide her with a written copy of the jury instructions. We affirm.

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One evening in March of 1988, a train collided with a pick up truck at a railroad crossing in Mount Pleasant, Texas. The driver of the truck, Sammy Eason, was killed. Eason’s girlfriend Shawnya Jones was thrown free of the truck and suffered a concussion, bruises and contusions, and a broken toe. Jones sued…