Pennsylvania Railroad v. Simmons

Adkins, J.,

delivered the opinion of the Court..This suit grows out of a crossing accident on July 4th, 1928, Appellee, who was plaintiff below, together with her husband and three little girls, two of whom were her children, was riding in an automobile driven by her husband, on the public road leading from Berlin to- Ocean City. The crossing is a few hundred feet east of the town of Berlin. The automobile stalled on the railroad track and was struck by a train of defendant. Plaintiff’s husband was killed and she was seriously injured. She sued the defendant for her injuries and obtained a…