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ILLINOIS CENT. R.R. CO. v. WATKINS

No. 93-CA-00342-SCT.

671 So.2d 59 (1996)

ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY v. Thomas W. WATKINS, Jr.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

March 14, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Glenn F. Beckham, Richard Benz, Jr., Upshaw Williams Biggers Page & Kruger, Greenwood, for Appellant.

Pat M. Barrett, Jr., Barrett Law Offices, Lexington, for Appellee.

Before PRATHER, P.J., and PITTMAN and SMITH, JJ.

PITTMAN, Justice, for the Court:

I.

Illinois Central Railroad Company (hereinafter "Illinois Central") appeals a jury's award of damages in favor of landowner Thomas Watkins based on Illinois Central's negligence. Specifically, the jury found Illinois Central to be negligent in its maintenance of a culvert beneath one of its track beds, resulting in damages to Watkins' crops. The premise of Illinois Central's appeal is that they cannot be responsible for...

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