Roundtree v. Seaboard Coast Line Railroad

MEMORANDUM

JOHN L. MILLER, District Judge,

Sitting by Assignment.

This wrongful death action resulted in a jury verdict for defendant Seaboard Coast Line Railroad (Seaboard). The several plaintiffs have filed a motion for a new trial. Plaintiffs’ theory of liability, sounding in negligence, is that defendant maintained inadequate lighting signals and other warning devices so as to improperly notify a motorist of an approaching train. They also contend that the subject railroad crossing and the immediate area surrounding it (roadway direction, terrain features, etc.) constituted a hazardous…