Legal Opinion
Robert B. Jiggetts v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company, a Virginia Corporation
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 29, 1956No. 13362_1PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILBUR K. MILLER, Circuit Judge.
Robert B. Jiggetts sued the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company to recover damages for injuries sustained when, in trying to board a moving train, he slipped and fell beneath it. Following his counsel’s opening statement to the jury, the trial judge directed a verdict for the railroad company, holding that under the law of North Carolina where the accident happened it is negligence per se to attempt to board a moving train as Jiggetts did. This appeal followed.
We summarize the opening statement. On June 14, 1953, Jiggetts, a railway mail clerk, alighted from…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Burgin v. Richmond & Danville RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1894
- Browne v. Raleigh & Gaston RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1891
- Morrow v. Atlanta & Charlotte Air Line Railway Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1903
- Morrow v. . R. R.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1903
- Browne v. . R. R.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1891
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Charles E. O'COnnOr v. Arthur E. Summerfield, Postmaster GeneralCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
- Grant v. Maryland Casualty InsuranceDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1969
- Gregory Novas v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1958