Pitcairn v. Brandes

ALLEN, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal by the receivers of a railroad from a judgment rendered in a personal injury action arising out of a collision between a railroad locomotive and an automobile. Suit was instituted by the father as guardian of the injured person, his minor daughter. The jury returned a verdict for $46,500.

The automobile was driven by the child’s mother at the time of the accident. The only claim of negligence against the railroad submitted to the jury arose out of the fact that the railroad company had failed to repair the sign required by the Michigan statute (Comp.Laws…