BELL v. CINCINNATI, NEW ORLEANS AND TEXAS PACIFIC RY. CO.

Civ. A. No. 3657.

205 F.Supp. 781 (1962)

Walter W. BELL, Plaintiff, v. The CINCINNATI, NEW ORLEANS AND TEXAS PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY et al., Defendants.

United States District Court E. D. Tennessee, S. D.

May 29, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atchley & Atchley, Chattanooga, Tenn., for plaintiff.

Whitaker, Hall & Haynes, Chattanooga, Tenn., for defendants.


NEESE, District Judge.

The plaintiff Walter W. Bell was injured when his automobile was in collision with a diesel locomotive at a grade crossing. It is stipulated that the captioned railway company is the only responsive defendant. Bell sued the railway company in the state court, and the case was removed and tried here. 28 U.S.C. § 1332. A jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff and assessed his damages for personal injuries at $13,500.

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