Louisville, New Orleans & Texas Ry. Co. v. Cooper

Citations

• 68 Miss. 368

Syllabus

<p>Railroads. Personal injuries. Contributory negligence.</p> <p>Plaintiff, a woman, ventured to cross a trestle about 200 feet long, and from which a train could be seen for more tlian a mile. When about half across she heard an approaching passenger train, and instead of leaping off, which was not perilous, she ran along the trestle and was overtaken and struck just as she reached its end. The engineer testified that as soon as he discovered her he sounded the whistle and used every means to stop the train. Held, plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence and not entitled to recover.</p>