Allison v. Boston & Maine Railroad

The plaintiff Allison testified that although it was somewhat foggy on the morning of the accident he could see two or three hundred feet; that neither he nor the decedent was familiar with the road from Plymouth to Woodsville; that he was not aware of the existence of Spaulding’s Crossing until an instant before the impact when he saw a “black flash” which was the boiler of the locomotive; and that he heard no locomotive whistle or bell just prior to the collision. The foregoing testimony, and the plaintiff introduced no other, as to the events leading up to the accident, is insufficient to…