Garcia v. American R.

WOODBURY, Circuit Judge.

This appeal is from a judgment for the defendant entered upon a directed verdict in an action brought to recover for personal injuries received when an automobile in which the plaintiff was riding as a paying passenger collided with one of the defendant’s locomotives at a grade crossing. The plaintiff is a citizen and resident of Puerto Rico; the defendant is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of New York, but doing business in Puerto Rico. Jurisdiction is based upon diversity of citizenship and an amount in controversy, exclusive of interests and…