Blackwell v. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railroad

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Miller, J.

Plaintiffs in these consolidated cases sue for damages alleged to have been caused by the fault of those in charge of defendant’s trains of cars striking the wagon of plaintiffs, at the time crossing the tracks of defendant’s railroad. The result of the accident was the bodily injuries of plaintiffs and the damage to the wagon and horse. Prom judgments based on verdicts of the jury against defendant, this appeal is prosecuted.

The freight train was proceeding north from Monroe, and plaintiffs in the wagon were knocked off the track at Sicard…