Legal Opinion
Georgia Southern & Florida Railway Company v. A. H. Perry and Evelyn Perry, Husband and Wife
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 20, 1964No. 19837PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JONES, Circuit Judge.
The appellees, A. H. Perry and his wife Evelyn Perry, recovered judgment against the appellant in the district court for personal injuries to Mrs. Perry and the death of their daughter resulting from what we generally refer to as a crossing accident, where a locomotive of' the railroad struck an automobile driven by Mrs. Perry in which the daughter was riding. The judgment was for the' amounts found by a jury: $65,000 for the death of the child and $10,000 for Mrs. Perry’s injuries. Three questions, are presented on the appeal, and recitals-of fact will be made only to…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Winner v. SharpSupreme Court of Florida · 1949
- Kortz v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1944
- Mississippi Central Railroad v. RobinsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1914
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. MillerSupreme Court of Florida · 1907
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