Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Holloway

KEITH, Justice.

The railroad and its locomotive engineer appeal from an adverse judgment based upon a jury verdict. Plaintiff’s decedent was operating a pulpwood truck south upon State Highway 87 near Bleakwood in Newton County when his vehicle was in a collision with an eastbound Santa Fe train. The truck struck the left front footsteps on the lead engine, derailing both diesel units, killing Holloway instantly. In this suit brought by his widow and children, the jury found that the crossing was extra-hazardous and that the railroad failed to take extraordinary precautions to warn travelers…