Chrissinger v. Southern Pacific Co.

Plaintiff was injured by a north bound limited train of the defendant corporation while he was crossing the main track of that company’s railroad at Willows. Defendant Riley was the engineer of the train which struck plaintiff. In his action for damages after all of the testimony in plaintiff’s behalf had been heard the court sustained a motion for nonsuit and judgment was given accordingly. From the said judgment and from an order denying his motion for a new trial plaintiff appeals.

There was a conflict of evidence upon the subject of warning blasts of the whistle, but for the purposes of…