Carter v. Missouri Pacific Railroad
Supreme Court of Arkansas
1Opinion of the Court
Eugene T. Kelley, Special Justice.
The appellant, Ralph Carter, appeals from a jury defendant’s verdict in favor of the appellee, Missouri Pacific Railroad. On October 22, 1982, at about 8:15 a.m., appellant was driving his pickup truck east on U. S. Highway 64 near Wynne, Arkansas. Mr. Carter’s pickup truck was struck by a northbound train as he attempted to cross the tracks on a clear morning. At the time of the accident, the crossing’s flashing light signal device was against a backdrop of a brilliant rising sun. Mr. Garter’s view of the tracks was obstructed by a large building to the…
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