ROBERTS v. LOUISVILLE & N. R. CO.

No. 9439.

111 F.2d 826 (1940)

ROBERTS v. LOUISVILLE & N. R. CO. et al.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 16, 1940.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

U. B. Parker, of Wiggins, Miss., for appellant.

Harry H. Smith and Charles B. Arendall, Jr., both of Mobile, Ala., for appellees.

Before SIBLEY, HUTCHESON, and McCORD, Circuit Judges.


McCORD, Circuit Judge.

On July 15, 1936, Gilbert N. Roberts, an employee of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, was engaged with others in making repairs on the railroad's freight depot at Pascagoula, Mississippi. As he attempted to close a large sliding door it fell upon him and he was severely and permanently injured. He brought suit for damages against the railroad.

At the conclusion of the evidence offered for the plaintiff the court permitted...

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