Sturdevant v. Erie-Lackawanna Railroad

OPINION

GERALD J. WEBER, District Judge.

Plaintiff in C.A. 36-69 Érie above, a cause of action arising out of a grade crossing accident brought here under diversity jurisdiction, seeks production under F.R.Civ.P. 34 of defendant railroad’s reports of investigations of prior accidents at this crossing. The existence and custody of these reports were established by answers to interrogatories and plaintiff has no other means of securing them.

Defendant’s objections are that the mere fact that other accidents took place at this location is not admissible and the production of these reports would not…