Reysack v. Joyce

Plaintiff’s petition asserts that on the afternoon of December 27,1939, she was riding in the front seat of an automobile owned and operated by her husband, proceeding south on county trunk road B through the town of Hansell, Iowa. Defendants operate a railroad line east and west through Hansell. While crossing said railroad tracks the car in which plaintiff was riding was struck by a freight train. Plaintiff was injured. She asserts that the collision resulted from negligent operation of the train, to wit, excessive speed, without timely warning. Defense was a general denial. The jury…