Barnett v. Charleston & Western Carolina Railway Co.

E. H. Henderson, Acting Associate Justice.

This case is about a collision at a railroad crossing, and deals with the law of contributory negligence and proof of actual damages.

On July 29, 1954,, the respondent was driving his large tractor and trailer in an easterly direction on West Henry street, in the city of Spartanburg. This is the truck route of the important highway number 29. ■ Going up a slight grade he approached the three tracks of the appellant railway company. A switching engine was moving backward in a southerly direction on the main or center track, pulling behind it six freight…