Western & Atlantic Railroad v. Leslie

1. In this action to recover for personal and property damage from the railroad, the court did not err in overruling the general demurrer to the petition, which alleged that a locomotive and train of the defendant struck the automobile of the plaintiff on a city public crossing just as he entered upon its track, at night during a fog of such density that objects could not be seen for more than five or six feet, that the train was traveling at excessive speed and without ringing a bell, both in violation of city ordinances, and without giving any other warning of its approach, and that the…