BLAND v. NORFOLK AND SOUTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY

No. 12592.

406 F.2d 863 (1969)

Evelyn Edmondson BLAND, Appellant, v. NORFOLK AND SOUTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY, Incorporated, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit.

Decided February 3, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles H. Manning, Daniel A. Manning, Manning & Manning, Williamston, N. C., L. H. Ross, and Carter & Ross, Washington, N. C., on brief) for appellant.

Edward N. Rodman, Washington, N. C., (Rodman & Rodman, Washington, N. C., on brief) for appellee.

Before SOBELOFF, BRYAN, and WINTER, Circuit Judges.


WINTER, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff, the operator of an automobile in collision with a train at a railroad crossing in Washington County, North Carolina, sued the railroad for personal injuries and property damage. Suit was filed initially in a state court, but removed to a federal court because of diversity of citizenship and the amount in controversy. After removal, defendant, by interrogatories propounded to plaintiff, obtained plaintiff's version of how the collision...

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