MEYER v. CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC RAILROAD CO.

No. 74-1667.

508 F.2d 1395 (1975)

Wilbert MEYER, a/k/a W. F. Meyer, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided February 3, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles A. Flinn, Jr., St. Paul, Minn., for appellant.

Douglas E. Schmidt, Worthington, Minn., for appellee.

Before MATTHES, Senior Circuit Judge, and STEPHENSON and WEBSTER, Circuit Judges.


MATTHES, Senior Circuit Judge.

This tort action, filed and tried in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, arises from a collision between an automobile owned and operated by plaintiff-appellee and a switch engine owned and operated by the defendant-appellant railroad company. The collision occurred at a railroad crossing in the state of Iowa. Plaintiff sustained severe personal injuries and his automobile was damaged.

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