Legal Opinion
Newman v. Missouri Pacific Railroad
District Court, S.D. Mississippi
Decided October 19, 1976No. Civ. A. No. 72W-52(R)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUPPLEMENTAL FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
DAN M. RUSSELL, Jr., Chief Judge.
On September 2, 1976, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, while retaining jurisdiction of this case on appeal, remanded it to the District Court for additional findings of fact and conclusions of law with respect to four issues. 538 F.2d 96.(1) What constitutes an unusual and dangerous crossing?
*489Plaintiff relied upon the statutory presumption of negligence, Section 13 — 1— 119, Mississippi Code of 1972. To overcome such statutory presumption, the defendant railroad must exculpate itself by establishing to the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Illinois Central Railroad v. WilliamsMississippi Supreme Court · 1961
- Gulf, M. N.R. Co. v. HolifieldMississippi Supreme Court · 1929
- Illinois Central Railroad Company v. Nathan R. Underwood and Richard M. Murray, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
- Spilman v. Gulf S.I.R. Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1935
- Boyd v. Illinois Central R. R.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1951
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Horton v. American Tobacco Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1995
- Robert J. Newman, Jr., Cross-Appellant v. Missouri Pacific Railroad Company and J. I. Brown, Jr., Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Robert J. Newman, Jr., Cross-Appellant v. Missouri Pacific Railroad Company and J. I. Brown, Jr., Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977