Larsen v. Grand Trunk Western Railroad

Plaintiff, on his way to work, just before daylight, driving his automobile on a street in Flint, came to a railroad crossing of defendant. The crossing was protected by a lighted wigwag and a bell. The positive testimony, against which the negative testimony made no issue, is that as plaintiff approached the crossing the bell was ringing and the wigwag was operating showing a red light. The crossing was near a large automobile plant. The night shift was leaving, and the day shift entering. Many automobiles were in the street, to which plain tiff in driving gave his attention. A. sudden…