PANHANDLE & SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY v. Liscomb

CLAYTON, Justice.

This is a “blocked crossing” case arising out of a collision between a truck-tractor pulling a tank semi-trailer being driven by William Lee Michum and a tank car in appellant’s train, in which collision Mich-um, was killed. Michum was an employee of N. R. Liscomb, who filed suit against appellant for damage to the truck and trailer, wherein Liscomb’s insurance carrier intervened. In a separate suit, Michum’s surviving wife and two minor children filed suit against appellant for damages growing out of Michum’s death, and in this suit Lis-comb’s Workmen’s Compensation carrier…