Orlowski v. Pere Marquette Railway Co.

The 4th day of June, 1920, in mid-afternoon, while plaintiff was driving his automobile across the railroad track of defendant at a street crossing about 100 feet north of the passenger depot in the village of Ellsworth, the engine stalled and the automobile stopped on the railroad track. Plaintiff’s automobile had been parked near the depot and he had just started from there under low speed to make the crossing, and before driving on the track had looked and no train was in sight. When his car stopped on the track he again looked and saw a passenger train coming from the south around a bend…