Stephen E. Bebout, Stephen Bebout, and Jon P. Bebout v. Norfolk & Western Railway Company

Stephen Bebout, Jr. and Stephen Bebout, Sr., individually and as father and next *1181friend of Jon Bebout, appeal the district court’s granting of Norfolk & Western Railway Company's (“Norfolk”) directed verdict motion at the close of the plaintiffs’ case. The district court stated: “if I let the case to go the jury and they found against the railroad, I have to tell you I would set it aside. I would have to set it aside because I find no basis for negligence in the operation of the train or maintenance of the signal equipment that was a proximate cause of the occurrence.” The appellants assert…