Case Name: SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Appellant, v. Robert O. CLEVENGER, Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1957-04-22
Citations: 243 F.2d 764
Docket Number: No. 13044
Parties: SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Appellant, v. Robert O. CLEVENGER, Appellee.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 243
Pages: 764–764

Head Matter:
SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Appellant, v. Robert O. CLEVENGER, Appellee.
No. 13044.
United States Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit.
April 22, 1957.
Key & Lee, Knoxville, Tenn., for appellant.
Hodges & Doughty, Knoxville, Tenn.,. for appellee.
Before SIMONS, Chief Judge, and: McALLISTER and STEWART, Circuit. Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
a grade crossing accident at Jefferson
Appellee sustained serious injuries in City, Tennessee, when he jumped from, his moving truck before it collided with appellant's locomotive. After trial without a jury, the district court awarded' damages to the appellee, finding upon substantial evidence that the locomotive-had failed to sound its whistle or bell before entering upon the crossing in-violation of the Tennessee Statutory Precautions Act, Tenn. Code Anno. § 65— 1208. The district court also found that, the appellee was free from contributory negligence. While we might have found the facts otherwise, the findings of the district court were not clearly erroneous.
The district court was not in error in holding that subsection 3 of the Tennessee Statutory Precautions Act was applicable, even though the appellee had jumped from the truck before the collision. It therefore becomes unnecessary to consider whether the appellant's conduct also amounted to common law negligence.
The judgment is affirmed.