Wilson v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.

This case involves the tragic death of plaintiff’s decedent at the intersection of a rural road and defendant Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company’s railway in western Oakland County on September 16, 1974. Defendant appeals from a substantial jury verdict and denial of its motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict or, in the alternative, for a new trial.

The proofs at trial showed that the decedent, Audry Wilson, was on her way to work at about 8 a.m. on September 16, 1974. As she approached her workplace from the east (westbound) on Ward-low Road, she. came to a marked railroad crossing…