Henwood v. Bennett

WILLIAMS, Justice.

This is a suit by Miss Ollie Bennett, a feme sole, against Berryman Henwood, trustee, St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company of Texas, defendant below, to recover damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of personal injuries received by her when struck by one of defendant’s freight trains at or near a public highway crossing at Winona, Texas.

As grounds for recovery plaintiff alleged that the crossing was an extra-hazardous one, and defendant had failed to maintain a “wig-wag” there; had failed to sound the whistle and bell at the time; failed to keep a proper…