Flint v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

[475] This is an action for damages for the death of plaintiff’s 13 year old son. Verdict and judgment were for plaintiff for $8000.00 and defendant has appealed.

Plaintiff’s son, Charles W. Flint, was killed on August 14, 1945 when a truck in which he was riding was struck by defendant’s passenger train at a crossing a mile and a half east of Clark in Randolph County. The ease was submitted on primary negligence of failure to give timely and adequate warning and on humanitarian negligence of failure to stop or slacken speed. Defendant contends that plaintiff’s evidence was insufficient to…