Legal Opinion
Lyon v. Illinois Central Railroad Company
District Court, S.D. Mississippi
Decided April 27, 1964No. Civ. A. 1897PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM HAROLD COX, Chief Judge.
The plaintiff sued the railroad and its section foreman for damages for negligence and consequent- personal injuries sustained by him on the evening of September 19, 1961, at a public railroad crossing in the city of Laurel, Mississippi. It was a dark and misty evening when a freight train of the railroad mov Ing along its tracks was not seen by the plaintiff and was run into and against by the plaintiff in his automobile. The plaintiff said that he could not see the freight train which was the same color as the street, and that the flashing signal at this…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Charlie Gaitor v. Peninsular & Occidental Steamship Company, Blue Steamship Company, and Shaw Brothers Shipping CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- Augustine Platt v. Illinois Central Railroad Company, and J. L. EllingtonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
3Cited by18 opinions
- Luther Weems v. Louis Dreyfus CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Self v. General Motors Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- Warren Bros. v. Community Building Corp. of Atlanta, Inc.District Court, M.D. North Carolina · 1974
- Saylor v. General Motors Corp.District Court, E.D. Kentucky · 1976
- Ennis v. Queen Insurance Company of AmericaDistrict Court, W.D. Tennessee · 1973
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