Missouri Pac. Railroad Thompson, Trustee v. Diffee

This is a railroad grade crossing case. On November 22, 1945, Bobby Dale Diffee, then 18 years of age, attempted to drive his automobile north on Oak Street in Sallisaw, Oklahoma, across the main line track of the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company. His car was struck by the engine of a west-bound passenger train, and was carried about 300 feet before the train stopped. Young Diffee sustained injuries, the nature and extent of which will be discussed in topic III, infra. This action was filed in Crawford County, Arkansas, by Jeff Diffee to recover damages for himself as parent. He also sued as…