Baltimore & OR Co. v. Reeves

DENISON, Circuit Judge.

Reeves recovered verdict against the railroad for injuries received in a highway crossing collision. He was driving south in an automobile (Ford eoupé), closed except that the window upon his left was open. The highway was paved. For some distance the railroad had been east of and parallel to and about 1,000 feet away, then the highway made a slight curve toward the railroad, and for 1,000 feet before reaching the crossing was straight; the railroad and highway converging at an angle of about 30 degrees. On the crossing the automobile was struck by a train, also going…