Legal Opinion
Roberts v. Louisville & N. R.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 16, 1940No. 9439PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCORD, Circuit Judge.
On July 15, 1936, Gilbert N. Roberts, an employee of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, was engaged with others in making repairs on the railroad’s freight depot at Pascagoula, Mississippi. As he attempted to close a large sliding door it fell upon him and he was severely and permanently injured. He brought suit for damages against the railroad.
At the conclusion of the evidence offered for the plaintiff the court permitted him to amend h'is declaration to include the following: “ * * * that the door was jammed or cramped so that it could not be moved or shut by…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Brown v. ColeyMississippi Supreme Court · 1934
- Goodyear Yellow Pine Co. v. ClarkMississippi Supreme Court · 1932
- Anderson-Tully Co. v. GoodinMississippi Supreme Court · 1935
- Illinois Central Railroad v. BowlesMississippi Supreme Court · 1894
3Cited by2 opinions
- Panhandle & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. HowardCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1965
- Slayton v. NoonanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1943