Southern Railway Co. v. Riley

Mrs. A. W. Riley and Mrs. Mildred Wilson Sanders brought separate suits against Southern Railway Company for the recovery of damages growing out of the same transaction. Mrs. Riley brought suit for personal injuries alleged to have been received by herself, and Mrs. Sanders brought suit for the recovery of the homicide of her minor son, both injuries being caused by the collision at a public crossing between a train of the defendant and an automobile which Mrs. Riley was driving and in which the son of Mrs. Sanders was riding. The injuries were alleged to have been caused by the negligence of…