Norris v. Illinois Central R. R.

Mr. Presiding Justice Bigelow

delivered the opinion of the court.

This action "was brought by plaintiff in error against defendant in error, to recover damages for injuries received by plaintiff, on account of a collision of two locomotives on defendant’s railroad.

The case has been tried three times; the plaintiff recovered a verdict on each of the first two trials, and at the close of the evidence in the case at the last trial, the court instructed the jury to find the defendant not guilty.

On the return of the verdict, plaintiff’s counsel asked leave to poll the jury, which was denied,…