New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad v. Shriner

This is an action to recover for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by appellee in a collision between an automobile in which appellee was riding and a railroad train operated by appellant. Upon trial by jury a verdict for appellee for $13,000 was returned. Appellant’s motion for new trial was overruled and the court rendered judgment on the verdict.

The basic facts in the case are as follows: A cut of cars was being pushed slowly towards the crossing. The automobile in which appellee was riding collided with the front end of the leading boxcar.

Failure to give any signal was one…