Inland Container Corporation v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company

TUTTLE, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment based on a directed verdict for appellee, suing to recover for the amount of a judgment it had been required to pay for the death of its employee. The suit was on an indemnity agi-eement executed by the appellant as an inducement for appellee railroad to construct its side tracks closer than safety would dictate to the side of appellant’s building. The case is to be decided on the basis of Florida law.

During the latter part of 1955, the Inland Container Corporation built a new plant, in pursuing its business as manufacturer of corrugated…