Missouri Pacific Railroad Co. v. Trotter

Zack Trotter, the appellee, was injured between six and seven o’clock on the 17th day of December, 1930, at the Kennison crossing about one-half mile north of the depot of the appellant company in the town of Judsonia, by the operation of one of appellant’s trains.

He brought suit to recover for his injuries and alleged that these were the result of the negligence of defendant’s servants, in failing to give the statutory signals of the train’s approach, and in failing to keep an efficient lookout, which, if kept, would have disclosed Ms peril in time to avoid injuring him.

At the close of the…