Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway Co. v. Downey

This is an action by appellant against appellees to recover property damage alleged to have been sustained by reason of one of appellant’s trains being derailed in a collision with a trailer being operated by appellees along a highway, which trailer had become stalled upon crossing of appellant’s railway tracks and a highway designated as State Highway detour No. 41. The cause was submitted to the court for trial, with the intervention of a jury, upon appellant’s first paragraph of complaint and appellees’ answer in general denial, resulting in a verdict and judgment in favor of appellees and…