Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company, a Corporation v. T. A. Thornton, (Two Cases)

BECK, District Judge.

These two diversity cases, consolidated for purpose of trial and appeal, arose out of a train-car collision at a railroad crossing on September 11, 1958, at 1:30 a. m., with appellee’s wife as the driver of the car and his two minor sons passengers.

Both sons died as a result of injuries received in the accident, which in turn led to the commencement of the actions, trial, $10,000 jury verdicts in each, judgments entered accordingly and these appeals.

Relief from those judgments by reversals or in the alternative new trials are predicated on the following assigned errors:…