Gaffka v. Grand Trunk Western Railroad

This is an action for damages resulting from a collision of an automobile with a railroad box car being pushed across a highway. From a verdict in favor of plaintiff, defendant appeals.

The facts in this case are substantially as reported in Gaffka v. Railroad Co., 301 Mich. 383. As plaintiff approached the crossing, he reduced his speed to 8 or 10 miles per hour. He looked to the right and left before entering the tracks, but neither saw nor heard anything. The moment after the front wheels of plaintiff’s car crossed the nearest rail, the forward box car loomed up out of the darkness and…