Carroll v. Seaboard Air Line Railroad

Pee CuRiam.

The evidence discloses: (1) The Ford approached the crossing in its right highway lane at a speed of approximately forty miles per hour. Straight skid marks in this lane extended twelve feet to the crossing and there made a sharp left turn and went off the left side of the highway along the side of the railroad track. (2) A standard highway sign, located approximately six hundred feet north of the crossing, warned southbound motorists they were approaching a railroad crossing. (3) A railroad cross-arm sign, located at the crossing, was in the view of a southbound motorist as he…