Purdy v. Sprague

This is a suit brought by Fay Purdy, the appellee, as administratrix of the estate of Frank Elmer Purdy, deceased, her former husband, against the appellants to recover damages for the death of her husband. The declaration consisted of four counts. The first count charged general negligence in the operation of appellants’ train; the second count charged failure to give the statutory signals for the crossing; the third count charged that the train was traveling at an excessive rate of speed; and the fourth count charged negligence on account of the existence of an embankment of earth to the…