Dean v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

-The accident in question happened approximately a mile west of Murray, Iowa, at about 1:30 o’clock in the afternoon of July 13, 1927. The plaintiff is a mail carrier, and spent the daytime, not required for the prosecution of his government duties, in cultivating some farm land, access to which was had over the private crossing where the accident occurred.

A primary highway runs along the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad right of way for some distance west of Murray. On the day in question, and just previous to the accident, the plaintiff was driving west on said highway, intending to…