SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY v. HOFFMAN

No. 5430.

28 F.2d 1019 (1928)

SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, a Corporation, Appellant, v. Amelia R. HOFFMAN, Appellee.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 23, 1928.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. W. Pettus and John W. Lapsley, both of Selma, Ala. (Reese & Reese, Pettus & Fuller, and John W. Lapsley, all of Selma, Ala., on the brief), for appellant.

S. F. Hobbs, of Selma, Ala., for appellee.

Before WALKER and BRYAN, Circuit Judges, and DAWKINS, District Judge.


WALKER, Circuit Judge.

This was an action by the appellee to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by her in consequence of an automobile in which she was riding while it was being driven by her husband being struck by a locomotive of the appellant at a place where a road or street crossed appellant's track. A reversal is sought because of the court's refusal to direct a verdict in favor of the appellant. That ruling is complained of on the grounds that...

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