Scofield v. Wabash Railway Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Error to the Circuit Court of Macon county; the Hon. William K. Whitfield, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the April term, 1919. Certiorari denied by Supreme Court (making opinion final).
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Waggoner
The defendant in error, Leon C. 'Scofield, brought an action on the ease against the Wabash Railway Company to recover damages under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act for the loss of one of his legs. The jury returned a verdict in his favor for $20,000. A remittitur of $5,000 was entered and judgment was then rendered against the railway company for $15,000. The declaration charged that the plaintiff and defendant were engaged in interstate commerce; that the plaintiff was acting as head brakeman on a freight train running from Peru, Indiana, to Decatur, Illinois; that on February…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Curtiss v. MartinIllinois Supreme Court · 1858
- West Chicago Street Railway Co. v. FishmanIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
- Wetzel v. FirebaughIllinois Supreme Court · 1911
- Anthony Ittner Brick Co. v. AshbyIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
- Berry v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1901
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