Mo. Pac. Rd. Co., Baldwin, Trustees v. Brewer

The - appellee, George M. Brewer, brought suit against the defendants, Baldwin and others, to recover damages for personal injuries received by him at a crossing over the tracks of the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company at Woodson, Arkansas. The cause of action is based upon the alleged common-law negligence of the appellants in the operation of their train. The specific acts of negligence alleged were (1) failure to exercise ordinary care in giving warning by the ringing of a bell or the. sounding of a whistle at the approach of. the train; (2) failure to exercise ordinary care on the part of…