William Ray Jones v. Concrete Ready-Mix, Inc., and W. C. Allred, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Intervenor

GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:

This diversity case, which arose from a vehicular collision at a highway intersection in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, once again places before us the task of drawing the proper line of demarcation delimiting the role of the jury in civil suits. Although recognizing the standard of Boeing Co. v. Shipman, 5 Cir. 1969, 411 F.2d 365, the trial judge felt that plaintiff-appellant had not met his burden and accordingly directed a verdict for defendants-appellees. Our own scrutiny of the record, however, convinces us that appellant did produce the quantum of evidence…