FERRAN v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY

No. 18677.

293 F.2d 487 (1961)

Lawrence FERRAN, Appellant, v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY and Falstaff Brewing Corporation, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied September 22, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Cyril Broussard, New Orleans, La., for appellant.

H. Martin Hunley, Jr., Lemle & Kelleher, New Orleans, La., for Illinois Central R. Co. J. H. Wright, Gen. Counsel, John W. Freels, Gen. Sol., Chicago, Ill., of counsel.

Stanley E. Leob, New Orleans, La., for Falstaff Brewing Co.

Before TUTTLE, Chief Judge, and CAMERON and WISDOM, Circuit Judges.


CAMERON, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Ferran brought this action against appellees Illinois Central Railroad Company and Falstaff Brewing Corporation claiming that, on September 19, 1956, he was injured by their joint and concurrent negligence. The trial court held that the affidavits, depositions and admissions before it on the motions for summary judgment filed by appellees presented no issue as to any material fact, and granted the appellees' separate motions for summary...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases