JONES v. SOUTHERN PACIFIC R.R.

No. 90-4909.

962 F.2d 447 (1992)

Shawnya JONES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 27, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony P. Griffin, Galveston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

John R. Mercy and Norman C. Russell, Atchley, Russell, Waldrop & Hlavinka, Texarkana, Tex., for defendant-appellee.

Before JOLLY and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges, and WILLIAMS, District Judge.


PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

Shawnya Jones appeals a jury verdict in favor of Southern Pacific Railroad in this diversity action. She argues that the district court erred in excluding evidence and in failing to provide her with a written copy of the jury instructions. We affirm.

I.

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