Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Treanor's Administrator

Opinion of the Court, by

Judge Carroll —

Affirming.

*338Frank Treanor, while driving' a heavy automobile truck of the Standard Oil Co., was killed at a public road grade crossing when the engine of a passenger train of the railroad company struck the truck at the crossing. On a trial of the case there was a verdict and judgment accordingly against the railroad company for ten thousand dollars, and it prosecutes this appeal.

' The principal ground relied on for reversal is that Treanor did not take reasonable or sufficient precautions for his own safety in attempting to cross the track and so being…