Case Name: Mrs. Charlie Lou UNDERWOOD, a widow, Appellant, v. SEABOARD COAST LINE RAILROAD COMPANY, a Virginia Corporation, successor to Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company, a Virginia corporation, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1968-09-27
Citations: 214 So. 2d 371
Docket Number: No. 68-72
Parties: Mrs. Charlie Lou UNDERWOOD, a widow, Appellant, v. SEABOARD COAST LINE RAILROAD COMPANY, a Virginia Corporation, successor to Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company, a Virginia corporation, Appellee.
Judges: LILES, C. J., and PIERCE, J., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 214
Pages: 371–372

Head Matter:
Mrs. Charlie Lou UNDERWOOD, a widow, Appellant, v. SEABOARD COAST LINE RAILROAD COMPANY, a Virginia Corporation, successor to Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company, a Virginia corporation, Appellee.
No. 68-72.
District Court of Appeal of Florida. Second District.
Sept. 27, 1968.
Thomas C. Marks, Jr., of Gibbons, Tucker, McEwen, Smith & Cofer, Tampa, for' appellant.
Richard W. Reeves, of Allen, Dell, Frank & Trinkle, Tampa, for appellee.

Opinion:
MANN, Judge.
Plaintiff's husband was killed when his car ran into a train at a rural crossing. She appeals an adverse summary judgment in her wrongful death action.
The only substantial disputed issue of fact is relevant to whether the last clear chance doctrine might apply. Several witnesses testified that decedent slowed down and appeared to be barely moving before running into the front of the moving train. One witness, who may not have had as good a view, testified that decedent ap peared to be going at a steady rate of speed prior to hitting the train. While the latter testimony appears the weaker, plaintiff is entitled to a jury trial to resolve this disputed issue of fact. Accordingly, we must reverse.
LILES, C. J., and PIERCE, J., concur.