Anderson v. Union Pacific Railroad

Union Pacific Railroad Company appeals from a judgment on the verdict for Arthur J. and Diane K. Anderson as the result of a truck-train collision at a public crossing. Andersons alleged that Union Pacific negligently created and maintained a “dangerous and hazardous” railroad crossing, which proximately caused damage to Andersons’ semi when a Union Pacific freight train collided with the tractor and trailer. Union Pacific raised the affirmative defense of contributory negligence by the semi’s driver, who was Andersons’ employee.

In all but one of the errors assigned, Union Pacific claims…