Malisse Brown v. Seaboard Coastline Railroad, Successor to Atlantic Coastline Railroad Company

This diversity action was brought by Malisse Brown, appellant, against Seaboard Coastline Railroad, appellee, for damages arising out of a railroad crossing collision occurring at the Tenth Street crossing in the City of Cairo, Georgia. At the close of the presentation of evidence by petitioner, the District Court granted a motion for a directed verdict in favor of Seaboard, and it is from the granting of this motion that the petitioner alleges error.

After a perusal of the record, under the Georgia law, applying Erie,1 we affirm.

There was no evidence presented at the trial of any negligence…