Leggett v. Seaboard Coast Line Railroad

Plaintiff has appealed an order granting defendant a new trial on the ground that the verdict rendered in plaintiff’s favor is contrary to the manifest weight of the evidence.

Plaintiff sued defendant for personal injuries sustained when a motor vehicle which he was operating was negligently struck by defendant’s switch engine at a railroad crossing in the City of Jacksonville. To the complaint defendant interposed the defenses of general denial and contributory negligence. It was upon the issues thus drawn by these pleadings that the jury rendered its verdict in plaintiff’s favor.

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