Colorado & Southern Railway Co. v. Duffy Storage & Moving Co.

The parties appear here in reverse order of their appearance in the trial court. They will be referred to as they there appeared or by name when appropriate.

Plaintiff brought an action for damages to its truck, trailer, and crane resulting from the alleged negligent failure of the defendants to stop their train in time to avoid a crossing accident in Douglas County, Colorado, on the main line route between Denver and Pueblo on December 3, 1957. By their answers, defendants denied negligence and pleaded contributory negligence on the part of the plaintiff. Defendant Colorado and Southern filed…