Loftin v. Dagley

SEBRING, J.:

Defendants’ railroad tracks extend north and south through the City of Port Orange. Within the city limits, they pass over Dunlawton Street, which runs east and west. At the point of intersection, the Railway Company maintains a public crossing.

Although Dunlawton Street is 50 feet wide, and its entire width is used for pedestrian travel, a strip of the street only 20 feet wide is hard-surfaced for vehicular traffic. Where the defendants’ tracks pass over this strip, the Railway Company maintains a wooden crossing for the purpose of general traffic on the highway. This crossing is…