MAXIE v. SEABOARD COAST LINE RAILROAD COMPANY

No. 70-342.

241 So.2d 447 (1970)

Ulysee MAXIE, Appellant, v. SEABOARD COAST LINE RAILROAD COMPANY, a Virginia Corporation, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

December 2, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herb Blessing, Bradenton, for appellant.

Ralph C. Dell of Allen, Dell, Frank & Trinkle, Tampa, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Plaintiff in this negligence action appeals from a directed verdict entered in favor of Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company. We must reverse.

The record discloses ample evidence from which a jury could have found the railroad negligent. The only remaining question was whether appellant was contributorily negligent, proximately contributing to his injury. Again, the record shows favorable inferences and unresolved issues of material fact bearing...

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