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ROUNDTREE v. SEABOARD COAST LINE R. CO.

Civ. A. No. 73-569.

418 F.Supp. 220 (1976)

George L. ROUNDTREE, a minor, et al., Plaintiffs, v. SEABOARD COAST LINE RAILROAD COMPANY, a Virginia Corporation, Defendant.

United States District Court, M. D. Florida, Tampa Division.

August 17, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jesse D. Henry, Henry, Stroemer & Harrington, Miami, Fla., for plaintiffs.

Sam H. Mann, Jr., John M. Elias, Harrison, Greene, Mann, Rowe & Stanton, St. Petersburg, Fla., for defendant.

MEMORANDUM

JOHN L. MILLER, District Judge, Sitting by Assignment.

This wrongful death action resulted in a jury verdict for defendant Seaboard Coast Line Railroad (Seaboard). The several plaintiffs have filed a motion for a new trial. Plaintiffs' theory of liability, sounding in negligence, is that defendant maintained inadequate lighting signals and other warning devices so as to improperly notify a motorist of an approaching train. They also contend that...

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