McCrotty v. Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railroad

Appellee brought an action in case against appellant for damages for personal injuries sustained and recovered a judgment for $2,250 and costs. He was a street car conductor and was attempting to cross the tracks of the railroad company at the intersection of Ninth and Madison streets, Springfield, Illinois, when the injuries in question were sustained. The street car, on which appellee was conductor, was going north in Ninth street and appellant’s freight train was going west in Madison street on the north track. As the street car approached the Madison street crossing, the crossing was…