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

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mason, J.:

Charles F. Corley, the plaintiff’s husband, was riding in an automobile as the guest of a friend, who was driving it. At a crossing it was struck by a train of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway 'Company, and all the occupants were killed. The plaintiff sued the company and recovered a judgment, from which it appeals.

The petition alleged that the accident was due to the fact that the view of the track from the highway was *71interfered with by unnecessary obstructions maintained or permitted by the company on the right of way. This was the…