SMITH v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY

No. 72-3378.

486 F.2d 943 (1973)

Jesse L. SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied January 10, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Alva Brumfield, Baton Rouge, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

Boris F. Navratil, Baton Rouge, La., for Ill. Central R. R.

Roger M. Fritchie, Baton Rouge, La., for Int. Paper Co., and others.

Before WISDOM, GEWIN and CLARK, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied January 10, 1974.

PER CURIAM:

This is an action for damages brought by the plaintiff-appellee Jesse L. Smith against his employer, the Illinois Central Railroad Company, the International Paper Company, and the Paper Company's insurer, American Motorists Insurance Company, to recover for injuries he suffered while riding on the side of a railroad car filled with pulpwood. The accident occurred at one of the Paper Company...

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