LOUISIANA & ARKANSAS RY. CO. v. JACKSON

No. 8626.

95 F.2d 369 (1938)

LOUISIANA & ARKANSAS RY. CO. v. JACKSON et al.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 14, 1938.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence K. Benson, of New Orleans, La., and A. L. Burford, of Texarkana, Tex., for appellant.

H. W. Robinson, of New Orleans, La., for appellees.

Before FOSTER, HUTCHESON, and HOLMES, Circuit Judges.


HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.

Injured in a highway crossing collision between Giles' automobile and appellant's switch engine, occurring at about 5:55 on a dark, foggy, rainy morning, in February, appellees sued for the damages resulting. Their claim was that while they were proceeding at moderate speed along a much traveled public highway, defendant's switch engine, without any warning being given of its approach, by bell, whistle, or other signal, was backed at an excessive...

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