Mahoney v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.

This is an action for personal injuries suffered by plaintiff Maria Mahoney when an automobile in which she was riding as a guest was struck by a railroad train alleged to have been in the “exclusive possession and control” of the defendant Eailway Company. Verdict and judgment went for the defendants and the plaintiffs have appealed from the judgment.

The accident occurred near a country crossing a few miles south of Bakersfield. The highway there runs north and south and the railroad runs from a northeasterly to a southwesterly direction. The automobile in which Mrs. Mahoney was riding…