Jasper v. Chicago Great Western Railway Company

This is a law action to recover damages for . destruction of plaintiff’s automobile when struck by defendant’s freight train at what plaintiff alleges appeared to be a public highway crossing in the country. From jury verdict and judgment for plaintiff of $1306 defendant has appealed.

Defendant contends: 1) plaintiff was eontributorily negligent as a matter of law, 2) it owed plaintiff no duty to erect barricades or warning signs near the alleged crossing, and 3) there was no evidence to support the claim of defendant’s negligence in operating its train. Principal argument in support of the…