Romani v. Boston & Maine Railroad

These are suits by the driver of an automobile and his passenger to recover damages for injuries received in a collision between the automobile and the defendant’s freight train at Jones’ crossing in Milford. The view of the respective actors was largely obstructed by a hill extending alongside the defendant’s right of way nearly up to its intersection with the state highway from Milford to Wilton. The defendant had installed an automatic bell to warn travelers of the approach of trains; but there was evidence that the bell was inefficient for that purpose, and that complaint concerning it…