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BROWN v. SEABOARD AIRLINE RAILROAD COMPANY

No. 29236.

434 F.2d 1101 (1970)

Joseph BROWN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SEABOARD AIRLINE RAILROAD COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 24, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

I. W. Williams, St. Petersburg, Fla., for plaintiff-appellant.

George Winn, Ronald D. McCall, James E. Thompson, of Fowler, White, Gillen, Humkey & Kinney, P. A., Tampa, Fla., for defendant-appellee.

Before BELL, THORNBERRY, and CLARK, Circuit Judges.

BELL, Circuit Judge:

The district court directed a verdict in favor of the defendant in a suit for personal injuries brought by plaintiff against the defendant railroad company based on alleged negligence. The principal issue presented is whether the evidence was sufficient to make a jury question. There are two additional issues: one, did the court err in refusing to classify as a hostile witness a railroad employee called as a witness by plaintiff; two, did the...

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