Tidwell v. Atlanta, Birmingham & Coast Railroad

1. Plaintiff sues for damage to his automobile occasioned by a collision with one of the cars forming a part of a stationary train of freight-cars, which it is alleged blocked a public-road crossing for a period of time exceeding the limit allowed by a city ordinance. Petitioner alleges that he approached the crossing cautiously, at night, with the headlights on his automobile burning and in good condition, on a down grade and at a moderate rate of speed, not exceeding fifteen miles per hour, and that he was misled into thinking that the crossing was clear, by reason of the fact that the cars…