Johnson v. Columbus & G. Ry. Co.

This case was submitted to the jury and the verdict was in favor of the defendant railway company.

The proof discloses that a farm tractor, and what is referred to asa“ combine ’ ’ attached thereto, all of which was thirty-four feet in length, was struck by a passeng'er train while being driven by a tenant of the plaintiffs at a plantation crossing, and the tractor virtually demolished. The train first came into view from a curve at a distance of 317 feet from the crossing’, and the tractor was seen by the fireman from that point, when he immediately called it to the attention of the engineer.…