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

Citations

• 69 Miss. 439

Syllabus

<p>Railroads. Obstructing highway. Negligence. Damages.</p> <p>One detained by a train at a highway crossing is justified in momentarily expecting that the obstruction will be removed, as the law requires; and if, as the result of being detained unreasonably in inclement weather he is made sick, he may recover damages of the railroad company. It does not lie with defendant to say that jdaintiff should have yielded to its unlawful conduct and sought shelter.</p>