Western & Atlantic Railroad v. Crawford

Claude Crawford filed suit in the superior court against the Western and Atlantic Railroad Company, and the defendant duly filed a demurrer and answer. Upon hearing the demurrer the trial court overruled all of the grounds thereof. The ease proceeded to trial and there was a verdict in favor of the plaintiff. The defendant specially demurred to paragraph 12 of the petition, which reads as follows: “The engineer operating the locomotive-engine of said train while approaching said crossing failed to keep and maintain a constant and vigilant lookout along the tracks ahead of said engine, and…