Carson v. Baldwin

This is an action for damages for personal injuries. The plaintiff was riding at night as a guest in an automobile along a street in Rich Hill. The driver of the automobile suddenly discovering the street was blocked by a flat car in one of defendant’s trains turned sharply to avoid a collision and the automobile upset causing plaintiff’s injuries. Plaintiff based his petition both on negligence for blocking the street without providing a warning and on the violation of the statute for the unlawful blocking of the street. To support the latter charge he alleged that Rich Hill is a city of…