Hawkins v. Missouri Pacific Railroad

Plaintiffs Hawkins and Hook suffered personal injuries and Hawkins’ car was damaged in a collision with defendant’s freight train at a highway-railroad crossing in the city of Paragould at about 2:00 a. m. on November 11, 1948. At the trial of plaintiffs ’ action brought to recover for these injuries to person and property, the Circuit Judge directed a verdict for the defendant at the close of all the evidence. Prom the judgment entered upon this directed verdict the plaintiffs appeal.

Since the verdict was directed for the defendant our examination of the evidence must be in its light most…