Court Opinion

ID: 9448786
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-03 23:44:43.276576+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:31:33.030765
License: Public Domain

MATTHES, Circuit Judge
(concurring).
I fully concur. The trial of this case was presided over by an able and seasoned trial judge, the late Randolph H. Weber. Judge Weber’s failure to interfere with the jury’s verdict and enter judgment for the defendant notwithstanding the verdict caused me more than passing concern. Careful consideration and analysis of the evidence, which is fully and accurately set out in the opinion, conclusively establish that: (1) *230the railroad crossing was not “extra-hazardous”; (2) weather conditions were normal at the time of the incident; (3) the pavement was dry; (4) the headlights on decedent’s automobile were on high beam; (5) perceptibility was present; (6) deceased drove through a stop sign approximately 124 feet from the point of impact; (7) the automobile driven by decedent skidded 52 feet before the collision.
Under the facts viewed in the light most favorable to plaintiff, it was conclusively established that decedent failed to exercise ordinary care for his own safety.