Nashville, C. & St. L. Ry. v. Barnes

The Bailway appealed from judgments for damages in three cases tried together in favor of Barnes, the driver of a car which collided with a freight train, and his two guests. The charge was common law negligence in failing to give proper warnings or signals. The Court of Appeals found that the uncontroverted testimony showed that the plaintiffs were guilty of negligence which proximately caused the accidental collision, and, holding that the trial Judge should have directed verdicts for the defendant, reversed and dismissed the actions. This Court granted certiorari to review this issue and…