INLAND CONTAINER CORP. v. ATLANTIC COAST LINE R. CO.

No. 17576.

266 F.2d 857 (1959)

INLAND CONTAINER CORPORATION, Appellant, v. ATLANTIC COAST LINE RAILROAD COMPANY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 10, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. Howell, Jacksonville, Fla., Howell & Kirby, Jacksonville, Fla., of counsel, for appellant.

Clark W. Toole, Jr., Louis Kurz, Kurz & Toole, Jacksonville, Fla., for appellee.

Before TUTTLE, CAMERON and WISDOM, Circuit Judges.


TUTTLE, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment based on a directed verdict for appellee, suing to recover for the amount of a judgment it had been required to pay for the death of its employee. The suit was on an indemnity agreement executed by the appellant as an inducement for appellee railroad to construct its side tracks closer than safety would dictate to the side of appellant's building. The case is to be decided on the basis of Florida law.

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