Detemple v. Schafer Bros. Logging Co.

Plaintiff brought suit for the death of her husband in a railroad crossing accident, in which plaintiff’s decedent, riding in his automobile, was struck by a train consisting of five cars of gravel pushed by a locomotive. The train was being* operated by defendant in the course of its business. The complaint, filed by plaintiff as administratrix, contained two causes of action; the first, for the use and benefit of the plaintiff in her personal capacity as the surviving spouse of the deceased; and the second, for the value of the automobile destroyed. The case was tried to a jury. A verdict…