CRAWLEY v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY

No. 46236.

248 So.2d 774 (1971)

Mrs. Viola Maynard CRAWLEY v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY et al.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied June 28, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles C. Finch, Batesville, John W. Whitten, Jr., Sumner, for appellant.

Albert Donald Whitten, Charleston, J.W. Kellum, Sumner, for appellees.


HARPER, Justice:

This is a suit by the appellant against the defendant Railroad Company for the alleged negligent upkeep of a railroad crossing by permitting the crossing to become dangerous to the travelling public because of the growth of weeds and bushes and by permitting the warning signs to deteriorate so as to become illegible. It was further alleged that the speed of the train of the Railroad Company was excessive considering the condition of the crossing and...

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