Anton v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.

Plaintiff appealed from an order denying his alternative motion for judgment notwithstanding a directed verdict or a new trial.

This is a railroad crossing accident case. Assuming defendant’s negligence, we go directly to the consideration of contributory negligence.

The city of Little Falls is divided by the Mississippi river which is bridged on Broadway street running east and west. Three of defendant’s tracks extending north and south cross Broadway at the west end of the bridge. Defendant’s passenger depot is located about 309 feet north of the center line of Broadway on a tract of…