Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad v. Hughes ex rel. Hughes

Carleton Harris, Chief Justice.

This litigation relates to a railroad crossing accident. On May 24, 1968, a vehicle operated by Thelma Hughes, and in which her brother-in-law, Paul Hughes, appellee herein, was a passenger, was struck by a Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company train at a gravel road crossing in Malvern. Paul Hughes suffered injuries, and subsequently instituted suit against the railroad company and Charles Kirk, and Howard Smith, crewmen,1 for damages. On trial, the jury returned a verdict for Hughes in the amount of $20,000. From the judgment so entered, appellants…