Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Fletcher

Otto Fletcher, hereinafter referred to as the plaintiff, has recovered a verdict and judgment of $5,000 against the Norfolk & Western Railway Company for personal injury and property damages sustained when a car which he was driving was struck by an engine operated by the Railway Company at a private crossing in the Town of Grundy in Buchanan county. The allegation of negligence was that the employees of the Railway Company failed to give a proper and timely warning of the approach of the train. On appeal the Railway Company challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the verdict,…