Von Lindern v. Union Pacific Railroad

SHEPARD, Justice.

This action results from a collision between an automobile driven by Warren Von Lindern, who was killed in the accident, and a Union Pacific train in which defendant C. L. Hegstrom was the engineer. Following trial, a jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiffs in the amount *778of $51,495. Defendants appeal from the verdict and the judgment entered thereon, and plaintiffs cross-appeal.

The essential issues in this case may be reduced to whether there was negligence on the part of the defendants and whether there was contributory negligence on the part of the deceased driver,…