Missouri Pacific R.R. Co., Thompson, Tr. v. Taylor

Appellee recovered a judgment against appellants in the sum of $700 to compensate him for damages he sustained, when Ms truck was struck by a train at the Smithdale crossing, about two miles east of Parian, and destroyed, and in which he -was struck and injured by the truck, in an effort to get out of the way. The negligence charged and relied on was in failing to exercise ordinary care to keep the crossing in reasonable repaii’, failing’ to give the statutory signals for the crossing, and failing to keep a proper or efficient lookout by the operatives of the train to discover persons or…