Perkins v. Texas & New Orleans Railroad

FRUGÉ, Judge.

This suit involves a fatal train-automobile accident which occurred in the Town of Vinton, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. The accident occurred at the intersection of Eddie Street and The Texas and New Orleans Railroad Company tracks. Eddie Street runs in a generally North and South direction and the defendant’s main line railroad tracks run generally East and West. The railroad crossing in question was protected by a Louisiana Law railroad stop sign, a city stop sign, and an automatic railroad crossing warning signal, which automatic railroad crossing signal contains a swinging…