Holland v. Missouri Pacific Railroad

The opinion of the court was delivered by

PokteR, J.:

Gertrude Holland brought suit to recover for injuries resulting from a collision between a Ford car in which she was riding and a switch engine of appellant. The trial resulted in a verdict in her favor for $4,000. The railroad company appeals.

The accident happened in the town of Liberal, Barton county, Missouri, on December 28, 1920, at about 8; 30 o’clock in the evening. Defendant’s railroad runs north and south through the town. A highway, which is the main street of the town, runs east and west, and crosses the railway tracks 60 or 80…