Atlantic Coast Line R. Co. v. Freeman

STRUM, Circuit Judge.

Appellee, as administratrix of her bus-band’s estate, recovered judgment below against the appellant railroad awarding her damages for the husband’s wrongful death, which occurred when an automobile driven by one Brock King, in which deceased was riding as a guest, collided with a train alleged to have been negligently operated by appellant.

The collision occurred about 8:22 a. m. on January 14, 1950, a foggy, misty morning, with light drizzling rain, where appellant’s single main line track intersects a state highway at right angles near Powderly, Alabama, just outside…