Biggerstaff v. New York, Chicago & St. Louis R.

JUDGE McCORMICK

delivered the opinion of the court.

The defendant, the New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Company, was sued by Earl Biggerstaff in the Superior Court of Cook county under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act to recover damages for injuries received by him as the result of defendant’s alleged negligence in the course of his employment. The case was tried before a jury which returned a general verdict in favor of the defendant. The court entered judgment and subsequently overruled plaintiff’s motion for a new trial, making the judgment final. This appeal is from that…