Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Moore

Appellee, G. C. Moore, plaintiff in the trial court, filed suit against appellant, Texas & Pacific Railway Company, 'for injuries alleged to have been sustained by him on or about July 2, 1955, when appel-lee’s automobile was struck by a switch engine of appellant on the passing track of a five-track crossing over Crane Avenue in the City of Odessa. Three of the tracks, including the one on which the switch engine was traveling, were protected by automatic signal devices, as well as by a sign, “Stop on Red Light”. The automatic signal devices were not put into operation by the switch engine…