Legal Opinion
Raymond L. Rutherford v. Illinois Central Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 13, 1960No. 17865Published
1Opinion of the Court
278 F.2d 310
Raymond L. RUTHERFORD, Appellant,
v.
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY, Appellee.
No. 17865.
United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.
May 13, 1960.
C. Paul Barker, New Orleans, La., S. E. Morse, Gulfport, Miss., George M. Leppert, New Orleans, La., for appellant.
James L. Byrd, Jackson, Miss., for appellee.
Before JONES, BROWN and WISDOM, Circuit Judges.
2Per curiam
1
In this case the district judge, able and experienced and trained in the common law, directed a verdict for the defendant railroad, holding that: (1) the plaintiff 'failed to show where the railroad company was negligent at all'; (2)…
3Cases cited4 opinions
- Rottman v. BeverlySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
- Raymond L. Rutherford v. Illinois Central Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Tillman v. Public Belt R. R. CommissionLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1949
- John A. James, and Service Fire Insurance Company of New York, Intervenor v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958