Leghart v. Montour Railroad

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Bok,

The plaintiffs, husband and wife, have verdicts for personal injuries which the Court below sustained. Defendant asks for judgment non obstante or a new trial.

The accident happened at a crossing, at a time when the road was being used as a detour for Route U. S. 30. It was between three and four in the morning, rain was falling, and the road was black-topped. Plaintiffs, driving northwest on the detour, crossed a small bridge and at once came to defendant’s tracks, which crossed the detour at right angles. Immediately beyond the tracks the road ended in an irregular…