Elliott v. Illinois Central Railroad

Mr, Justice Hebel

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an appeal by Walter Elliott, plaintiff, from an order entered by the court on defendant’s motion to strike the complaint of the plaintiff for insufficiency, which was sustained, whereupon the plaintiff elected to stand on his complaint. Judgment was rendered for the defendant and against the plaintiff.

Plaintiff filed his complaint consisting of two counts. Count 1 is an action for injuries to the plaintiff, as a result of the negligence of the defendant in maintaining one of the methods of entrance to defendant’s station, when being…