Moss v. Pennsylvania R.

The accident occurred at the Austin Avenue crossing, a principal north and south street in the town of Schererville, Indiana, in which town there was in effect an ordinance limiting the speed of railroad trains to 15 miles per hour. This street intersects defendant’s railroad, consisting of two tracks extending in a northwesterly and southeasterly direction. The tracks intersect Austin Avenue at an acute angle. The tracks are at road level, but there was a knoll 9 feet above track level upon which there were weeds extending from 1% feet to 5 feet in height. The knoll was 200 feet long…