Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co. v. May

This action was brought to recover damages for injuries received by appellee by reason of a collision between appellant’s engine and a team which appellee was driving. The accident occurred on the evening of November 19, 1884, at the crossing of appellant’s tracks and West 55th street boulevard. There were various grounds of negligence alleged against appellant in the management of the engine and train which struck appellee, and in the failure to properly guard the crossing by signals or gates or the presence of a flagman; and the appellant on its part charged and strenuously insists that…