Houghton v. Chicago & Grand Trunk Railway Co.

The main question in this case is whether the plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence under the undisputed facts in the case.

■ He was a farmer returning home from Flint, his market town, riding upon two boards laid upon his wagon, in company with a boy. He approached defendant's track at a point where he had a good view of the same for a bialf mile to the east, for 40 or 50 rods, until he reached *309a point 196 feet from the highway crossing, from which point to the railroad grounds the view of' the track to the east was obscured by buildings. At a point 32 feet from the track it again…