Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Croft

¡Opinion of the Court by

Judge Clay

Reversing.

Hanson Croft brought this snit against the Louisville & Nashville railroad company to recover damages for the destruction of his Ford sedan. From a verdict and judgment in his favor for $550.00 the company appeals.

At the time of the accident appellee was-traveling north on the Madisonville road, which runs parallel with the company’s- tracks from Kelly’s station. At- a point about a half mile from Kelly’s station the railroad tracks cross the Madisonville road on a curve. When he got within a few feet of the crossing, the train whistled for Kelly’s…