HOUGHTON v. ATCHISON, TOPEKA & SANTA FE RAILROAD CO.

No. 53049.

446 S.W.2d 406 (1969)

Richard Lee HOUGHTON, Respondent, v. ATCHISON, TOPEKA & SANTA FE RAILROAD COMPANY, a Corporation, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

October 27, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thaine Q. Blumer, Kansas City, Blumer, Wright, Bittiker & Rocha, Kansas City, of counsel, for plaintiff-respondent.

George L. Gordon, Sam D. Parker, Jack W. R. Headley, Joseph E. Stevens, Jr., Kansas City, Lathrop, Righter, Gordon & Parker, Kansas City, of counsel, for defendant-appellant.


DONNELLY, Judge.

In this jury-tried action for damages resulting from an automobile-train collision in Clay County, Missouri, plaintiff received a verdict in the amount of $50,000. Defendant appeals.

The collision occurred where defendant's railroad track crosses Route D near Lawson, Missouri. Route D extends east and west. The track extends northwest and southeast and intersects the highway at a rather severe angle. The highway is two-lane blacktop and is...

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