Legal Opinion
Southern Ry. Co. v. Montgomery
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 18, 1931No. 6058PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FOSTER, Circuit Judge.
Appellee recovered judgment against appellant for $25,000, damages for personal injuries caused by his automobile being run into and himself injured ou a grade crossing of appellant’s railroad. Briefly stated, the declaration alleges that plaintiff stopped his car and killed his engine on a public road before crossing the track; that a freight train was being switched on the track and his view was obscured by other cars standing on the switch tracks; that the way across the tracks was open; that ho was signaled to by the conductor of the freight train to come •across;…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Northern Pacific Railroad v. HerbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Gila Valley, Globe & Northern Railway Co. v. HallSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Washington Railroad v. BradleysSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
- Hines v. JaskoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1920
3Cited by12 opinions
- Southern Pac. Co. v. GuthrieCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1951
- Southern Pac. Co. v. GuthrieCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1950
- Department of Water and Power v. AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1938
- Teche Lines, Inc. v. BoyetteCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1940
- Hanover Fire Insurance Company v. Martha Sides and Russell L. SidesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
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