Davidson v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad

MONTGOMERY, Judge.

Elbert Davidson has moved for an appeal from a verdict and judgment denying the appellant’s claim for damages to his automobile and punitive damages resulting from a collision between his car and ap-pellee’s train.

On October 6, 1955, appellant’s wife was driving into Winchester from Ashland. The double tracks of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, appellee, crossed North Main Street in Winchester at almost a right angle. The crossing was protected by a watchman and by a gate composed of two crossarms; one on the north side of the tracks which, when lowered, extended…