Sandresky v. Erie Railroad

This action was brought to recover damages for personal injuries, and for injuries to the *68plaintiff’s automobile, alleged to be due to the negligence of the defendant. There is a clear conflict of evidence in this case.

The plaintiff, a doctor, was driving his automobile along a highway which crosses the defendant’s railroad track at grade. The roadway appears to have been slippery, and just as the defendant’s engine and cars, which were being switched over this track, came from behind an obstruction, the plaintiff was so near that in turning his automobile the car skidded and collided with…