Williamson v. Southern Pacific Transportation Co.

Plaintiff brought this action to recover damages for personal injuries suffered in an accident which occurred when the pickup truck plaintiff was driving struck defendant’s engine. The accident occurred at 10 p.m. December 2, 1975. It was sprinkling, but the pavement was not wet. The rail-highway crossing is near Philomath, Oregon, on Highway 20. Plaintiff was driving west and the engine, used for night switching, was headed north at two to three miles per hour. The evidence shows that at the time of the collision the engine’s headlights and Mars oscillating light were burning and shining on…