Missouri Pacific Railroad v. Riley

Between 8 and 8:30 on the' night of March 24, 1938, E. J. Eiley left home in his car, with his wife and two children, to visit his wife’s mother. As he crossed the tracks of the appellant Eailroad Company in the City of Port Smith his car collided with a locomotive which was switching two cars attached to the rear of the locomotive. Appellee sustained personal injuries, as did also his wife and one of the children, the other child, a baby, escaping injury. Judgment was recovered to compensate these injuries, and also the damage to appellee’s car.

The cause was correctly submitted to the jury…