Illinois Cent. R. Co. v. Lee

HUTCHESON, Chief Judge.

The suit was for damages to a grain combine which while stalled on a private crossing was struck by one of defendant’s passenger trains.

The claims were: (1) that, due to the negligence of the defendant, the crossing and approaches thereto were permitted to be in an unsafe and dangerous condition, and because thereof the combine became stalled; (2) that the defendant was negligent in failing to keep a proper lookout to detect the presence of persons or vehicles lawfully using the crossing; and (3) that the defendant’s employees were negligent in failing to heed the…