Southern Railway Co. v. Abercrombie

1. In tlie operation of a railroad-train at a public crossing, it is the duty of the engineer, under the statute, “to keep and maintain a constant and vigilant lookout along the track ahead of said engine, and [he] shall otherwise exercise due care in approaching said crossing, in order to avoid doing injury to any person or property which may be on such crossing, or upon the line of said railway at any point within fifty feet of such crossing.” Ga. E. 1918, p. 212, § 2. Under the same statute, it is the engineer’s further duty to exercise due care in so controlling the movements of his train…