District Court, W.D. Louisiana March 31, 1975, Civ. A. 74-901, 74-909 (Brown v. TEXAS AND PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY)

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MEMORANDUM RULING

STAGG, District Judge.

In two related cases arising out of a collision between a train and an automobile, this Court is called upon to determine the merits of a number of pretrial motions.

On September 27, 1973 in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, a car driven by Henry C. Rodney and occupied by his wife, Mrs.