Legal Opinion
Seaboard Air Line Railroad Co. v. Coastal Distributing Co.
District Court, D. South Carolina
Decided September 20, 1967No. C/A 66-284PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, OPINION AND ORDER
DONALD RUSSELL, District Judge.
This is an action, instituted by the plaintiff railroad, to recover damages sustained by its locomotive as a result of a crossing collision between such locomotive and a truck belonging to the corporate defendant (hereinafter called Coastal) and driven by the latter’s employee Hill.
Both Hill and Coastal answered and counterclaimed.
On the day before trial, the railroad settled the counterclaim of Hill, taking from him a release. While it did not give a release to Hill covering its claim against him, it did on…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- New Orleans & Northeastern Railroad v. JopesSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Pinnix v. . GriffinSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1942
- Pangburn v. . Buick Motor Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1914
- Giles v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1949
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. WhetstoneSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1963
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