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ZEIGLER v. SEABOARD COAST LINE RAILROAD COMPANY

No. 29843.

437 F.2d 80 (1971)

Janet ZEIGLER, by her next friend, G. M. Zeigler, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SEABOARD COAST LINE RAILROAD COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant. Mrs. Elizabeth F. ZEIGLER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SEABOARD COAST LINE RAILROAD COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 19, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cam Young, Valdosta, Ga., William U. Norwood, III, Roy M. Lilly, Frank T. Holt, Alexander, Vann & Lilly, Thomasville, Ga., for Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Co.

Wilby C. Coleman, J. Converse Bright, O. W. Franklin, Valdosta, Ga., for Janet Zeigler and Elizabeth F. Zeigler.

Before BELL, DYER and RONEY, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

An unlicensed 14 year old girl, driving the family car with parental permission, was injured in a grade crossing collision with a locomotive. Her 12 year old sister, riding as a passenger with her mother's permission, was killed. The driver-daughter received a jury verdict against the railroad for $25,500 for her injuries, while the mother's suit for damages for the death of her passenger-daughter resulted in a verdict for the defendant, both suits being...

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