HOWARD v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY

Civ. A. No. 71-147.

349 F.Supp. 141 (1972)

Floyd C. HOWARD et al. v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY.

United States District Court, M. D. Louisiana.

October 4, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl A. Guidry, DeBlieux, Guidry & Lowe, Baton Rouge, La., for plaintiffs.

H. Payne Breazeale, Henry D. Salassi, Jr., Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, Baton Rouge, La., for defendant.


E. GORDON WEST, District Judge:

This case arises out of an accident at a railroad crossing near Baton Rouge, Louisiana, which occurred on May 12, 1970. On that date Illinois Central Train No. 97 collided with an automobile owned by Floyd Howard and operated by his wife, Aline Howard, who, at the time, was the sole occupant of the automobile. The plaintiffs allege that the defendant's train was being "operated in a negligent manner and that the defendant was otherwise...

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