Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. May

The parties will be referred to as plaintiff and defendant as in the court below.

The plaintiff, R. L. May, sued the defendant, Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, for sixteen thousand dollars ($16,000) for personal injuries and damages to his automobile. The plaintiff was driving south on McLean boulevard, in the City of Memphis, and his automobile was struck by a passenger train of the defendant, which was proceeding east. The plaintiff’s declaration contained a common-law count in which it was alleged that the defendant was guilty of negligence in the following particulars:

1. In not…