Bachman v. Quincy, Omaha & Kansas City Railroad

Action for personal and property injuries occasioned by a collision between plaintiff’s automobile and defendant’s railway train in the city of Kirks-ville, Missouri. There were some four grounds of negligence pleaded, including the humanitarian doctrine. After the trial of the case the alleged negligence, as submitted by plaintiff, were limited to two grounds, i. e. (1) the failure of defendant to give warning of bell or whistle as it approached a public street crossing, and (2) that defendant had always maintained an alarm bell at such crossing, and had so maintained it for some time, to…