Legal Opinion
Illinois Central Railroad v. Sanders
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided November 5, 1956No. 40266PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcGehee, C. J.
On February 10, 1955, at 6:30 A.M., Eli W. Sanders, 73 years of age, was struck and killed by á northbound freight train of the defendant Illinois Central Railroad Company at the Georgetown Street crossing, running east and west, in the City of Crystal Springs, Mississippi. Immediately prior to the accident Sanders had come out of a cafe located on the south side of Georgetown Street and approximately 250 feet east of the railroad tracks, had gotten into his pickup truck and driven the same in a westerly direction to where he came to a complete stop near the house-track and was then…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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