Southern Railway Co. v. Riley

1. Where a railroad company through its agents, in the operation of its train, fails to blow the engine whistle at a blow-post as required by law, and one driving an automobile and approaching the crossing, or another in the automobile, who is not negligent in not knowing of the presence of the train on said crossing, is injured by the running of the automobile into the train which is passing over the crossing, it can not be said as a matter of law that the failure of the railroad company to blow the whistle is not the proximate cause of the injuries.

2. Where a railroad crossing is so…