International & Great Northern Railroad v. Vallejo

The appellee was a child three years old; his mother lived in a section house of appellant at Bermuda, a station between the city of San Antonio and Laredo. At the station there was a side track of considerable length, which was situated on the west side of the main track, the section house was on the east side of the main track. A freight train was on its way to Laredo, and arriving at Bermuda took the side track in order to let another freight train pass on the main track. It was after dark, about 8 o'clock. There were some flat cars loaded with gravel standing on the side track and when…