Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. McCamy

Ground 1 of the amended motion for a new trial contends that the “following material evidence was illegally admitted by the court to the jury over the objection of movants, to wit: Plaintiffs5 witness, B. W. Whiting, was propounded the following questions and made the following answers on direct examination. . . ‘Q. Now, how far from the crossing of these four tracks were you at the time [you] heard the bell, when you took your foot off the accelerator and started to stop? A. I was approximately 23 feet away from the crossing. Q. Did you have time at that time, going at 20 or 25 miles per…