Legal Opinion
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company v. John N. Bennett, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company v. Wofford M. Shealy
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 8, 1958No. 7507_1PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOPER, Circuit Judge.
John N. Bennett and Wofford M. Shealy were seriously injured on November 15, 1951, when a southbound Atlantic Coast Line train, on which they were traveling as railway mail clerks, ran into a northbound freight train- which was pulling into a siding at Hortense, Georgia, and had not cleared the main line. The accident was caused by the inexplicable conduct of the engineer in driving the passenger train at the rate of 82 miles per hour past three signals located at 3 miles, 1.79 miles and 1 mile, respectively, from the point of collision, which indicated that the train…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Southern Railway Company, a Corporation v. Frank J. MaddenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1956
- Schuerholz v. RoachCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1932
- Finefrock v. Kenova Mine Car Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1927
- Sample v. Gulf Refining Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1937
- Jensen v. New York Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1931
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Swentek v. Usair, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
- Camalier & Buckley-Madison, Inc. v. The Madison Hotel, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- Serio-US Industries, Inc. v. Plastic Recovery Technologies Corp.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2006
- Robert Lee Mason v. Mathiasen Tanker Industries, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1962
- Young v. International Paper Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1963
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