Legal Opinion
Donald v. Gulf, Mobile & O. R. R.
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided April 19, 1954No. 39200PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLee, J.
Foster Donald, Administrator of the Estate of Charles Clifton Donald, deceased, filed suit against the Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad Company to recover damages for the alleged wrongful death of the decedent. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant, and the plaintiff appealed.
The injury and death arose out of a collision at a grade crossing in Guntown, Mississippi, between an automobile in which the decedent was riding and the Rebel train of the defendant.
The railroad, at this point, runs in a northerly and southerly direction and crosses a street which runs east and west. The approach…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Gulf, M. N.R. Co. v. HolifieldMississippi Supreme Court · 1929
- New Orleans & Northeastern R. v. LewisMississippi Supreme Court · 1952
- Gulf, M. N.R. Co. v. KennardMississippi Supreme Court · 1933
- Spilman v. Gulf S.I.R. Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1935
- Illinois Cent. R. Co. v. WilliamsMississippi Supreme Court · 1926
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Baker v. Canadian National/Illinois Central RailroadCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
- C. A. Cain v. Illinois Central Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- New Orleans & Northeastern Railroad v. PhillipsMississippi Supreme Court · 1965
- Sills v. Illinois Central RailroadMississippi Supreme Court · 1963
- C. A. Cain v. Illinois Central Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
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