MAST v. ILLINOIS CENT. R. CO.

Civil Action No. 410.

79 F.Supp. 149 (1948)

MAST v. ILLINOIS CENT. R. CO.

District Court, N. D. Iowa, E. D.

August 9, 1948.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Burton E. Sweet and Oliver J. Reeve, both of Waverly, Iowa, for plaintiff.

Frank H. Helsell, of Fort Dodge, Iowa, and Leo J. Cohrt, of Waterloo, Iowa, for defendant.


GRAVEN, District Judge.

Motion for a new trial following a directed verdict for the defendant in a railroad crossing collision case involving the no eyewitness rule, last clear chance doctrine, and related matters.

On June 28, 1945, at a railroad crossing in the open country north of Cedar Falls, Iowa, at approximately 11:30 A.M., a collision occurred between a truck owned and operated by Harry E. Mast and a train...

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