PER CURIAM:
Attempting to field a fly ball, John Wesley Beaty, 12 years old, was struck by a locomotive. At the conclusion of the plaintiff's evidence, the district judge granted Seaboard's motion for a directed verdict.
After review of the evidence in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, we conclude that the questions of negligence, contributory negligence, and whether the engineer had a last clear chance to avoid the accident, were for the jury. Higgins...
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