1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 571 F.2d
  5. 571 F.2d 866 (1978)
 

WALKER v. LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE R. CO.

No. 77-2584 Summary Calendar.

571 F.2d 866 (1978)

Levina Pittman WALKER, Administratrix of the Estate of Louis Pittman, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE RAILROAD COMPANY, a Kentucky Corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 19, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John G. Corlew, Pascagoula, Miss., R. P. Jones, Gautier, Miss., Ramsom P. Jones, III, Marby R. Penton, Pascagoula, Miss., for plaintiff-appellant.

Raymond L. Brown, Pascagoula, Miss., for defendant-appellee.

Before GOLDBERG, AINSWORTH and HILL, Circuit Judges.

AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:

In this diversity damage suit plaintiff Levina Pittman Walker appeals from a directed verdict in favor of defendant Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company. Plaintiff is the administratrix of the estate of her son, Louis Pittman, who was killed when the vehicle he was driving was struck by one of defendant's trains at a railroad crossing in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. The directed verdict for defendant occurred at the close of plaintiff...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases