Huff v. Illinois Central Railroad

The plaintiff is Suane Huff “a minor child, by Leontine Huff, his mother and next friend.” His suit is against the Illinois Central Railroad for negligence in operation of a train which cut off the plaintiff’s leg. At the time of the occurrence the plaintiff was 18 years of age and a freshman at Southern Illinois University.

The accident occurred on April 17, 1965, as the plaintiff was driving a motor vehicle called a motorbike upon and across tracks of the defendant railroad company. Plaintiff had been attending an annual fraternity social outing at the University and, according to his…