BRADWELL v. ILLINOIS CENT. GULF R. CO.

No. 77-1085.

562 F.2d 561 (1977)

Edna BRADWELL, Appellant, v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RAILROAD COMPANY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided September 19, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terry W. Guinan, Fort Dodge, Iowa, for appellant.

Don N. Kersten and Tito W. Trevino, Fort Dodge, Iowa, for appellee.

Before HEANEY, ROSS and WEBSTER, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Plaintiff Edna Bradwell brought this diversity1 suit against defendant Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Company alleging damages of $400,000. The case was tried to a jury which rendered a verdict for the defendant from which the plaintiff appeals. We affirm.

The plaintiff was injured when the car she was driving struck the defendant's train engine at a railroad crossing in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Moments before the accident...

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