Ehni v. NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY

This is an appeal by plaintiff from a judgment for defendant in a wrongful death action arising out of an accident at a railroad crossing located on private property. The case was tried by jury in the district court of Missoula County.

The accident in question occurred about 1 a.m. on July 3, 1965, at a private railroad crossing in the lumber yard of the White Pine and Sash Company in Missoula. Richard D. Ehni, an employee of the lumber company, was driving a forklift across the crossing when it was struck by a flatcar at the end of a switch train during switching operations. Ehni was killed…