Chicago & Alton Railroad v. Pearson

On October 2, 1896, the Chicago and Alton Railroad Company, the appellant, operated a railroad running in a south-westerly direction through the village of Odell. Hamilton street in that village ran east and west and crossed the tracks at about right angles. There were double main tracks and a side-track. The west track was a main track for north-bound trains. The next track east was a track for south-bound trains, and east of them was the side-track. On that day Ole B. Thompson approached this Hamilton street crossing on foot from the east as a north-bound freight train was passing over the…