International & Great Northern Railroad v. Starling

JAMBS,

Chiee Justice.—The appellee, Starling, lived about fifteen miles from the town of Lovelady, and was in. town with his family in a two-horse wagon. The railroad ran through the town north and south, and its depot building was south of and alongside a public crossing. About 142 yards on the south, on a switch, was a seed house, and about half way between the seed house and the depot was a cotton platform. At the time of the occurrence in question there were box cars on the switch. This switch left the main track 247 yards .south of the crossing.

Appellee was starting home, having to cross…