Chicago & Erie Railroad v. Rans

Action by appellee for injury to his person growing out of a motor truck in. which he was riding being struck by a train at a crossing of appellant’s railroad and a public highway. The first paragraph of complaint charges appellant with not giving the statutory signals. The second paragraph charges a failure to give the statutory signals; that the crossing was peculiarly and extremely dangerous because of its surroundings; that appellant had no watchman, alarm bells, or any device at the crossing to warn travelers of approaching trains, by reason of which appellant was negligent in running…