Rintala v. Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific Railway Co.

Action for personal injuries and property- damage sustained by plaintiff as the result of his attempt to cross defendant’s track in his motor truck ahead of a freight train. There was a verdict for plaintiff followed by a motion by defendant for judgment notwithstanding or a new trial. From the order denying that motion this appeal is taken.

The accident occurred at the village of Orr in St. Louis county on November 23, 1922. The highway in question is a village street crossing the raailway from east to west. The tracks, two in number, one the main line and the other a spur, lie in a northerly…