Paulsen v. Des Moines Union Railway Co.

McCORMICK, Justice.

This appeal involves the question whether defendant Des Moines Union Railway Company proved its defense of contributory negligence as a matter of law in bar of plaintiff Ernest C. Paulsen’s action for damages arising from a crossing accident. Paulsen obtained a jury verdict under instructions submitting that issue to the jury. Upon the railroad’s motion for judgment *594notwithstanding the verdict, the trial court entered judgment for the railroad on the basis Paulsen’s injuries were, as a matter of law, proximately caused by his failure to maintain a proper lookout on the…