Blytheville, Leachville & Arkansas Southern Railway Co. v. Gessell

Appellee recovered judgment for damages to compensate an injury done to an automobile truck by being struck by one of appellant railroad company’s. locomotives. The collision occurred near the city of Blytheville about three o’clo'ok in the afternoon of December 31, 1921.

It was alleged, and there was testimony from which the jury could have found, that no signal was given and no lookout was kept as the engine approached the crossing. . It was also alleged that the engine was operated at a dangerous and excessive rate of speed, but the witnesses who testified on this subject stated the engine…