PHILLIPS v. ILLINOIS CENT. GULF R.R.

No. 88-3262.

874 F.2d 984 (1989)

Bill PHILLIPS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RAILROAD, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied July 3, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter J. Suthon, III, Joe M. Inabnett, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

David S. Kelly, Bryan C. Misshore, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellee.

Before GEE, THORNBERRY and POLITZ, Circuit Judges.


GEE, Circuit Judge:

Facts and Proceedings Below

The plaintiff brought this personal injury action against Illinois Central Gulf Railroad (ICG) more than one year, but less than two, after the accident that forms its basis. The plaintiff is a Texas resident; ICG is a Delaware corporation whose "presence" in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi varies and is not clear in the record. The accident occurred in Louisiana. The statute of limitations for this...

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