WOODWARD v. ATLANTIC COAST LINE R. R.

No. 6357.

57 F.2d 1019 (1932)

WOODWARD v. ATLANTIC COAST LINE R. R.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 15, 1932.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. R. Dickenson and Wm. M. Gober, both of Tampa, Fla., for appellant.

T. Paine Kelly, of Tampa, Fla., for appellee.

Before BRYAN, FOSTER, and SIBLEY, Circuit Judges.


SIBLEY, Circuit Judge.

Mrs. Woodward sued Atlantic Coast Line Railroad for the negligent homicide of her husband upon a street crossing in Tampa, Fla. A verdict was directed against her, and the sole question is whether there was evidence sufficient to carry the case to the jury. The sufficiency of evidence in this connection does not refer to the credibility of the witnesses, but to the legal and logical effect of the facts testified to if believed by the jury. A...

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