Hamburger v. Illinois Central Railroad

This is an action for personal injuries received by plaintiff at the crossing of the defendant railroad and Plum street, near the city of Memphis. There were verdict and judgment for the plaintiff below in the sum of $4,200, June 11, 1915. On June 19th the defendant made a motion to set aside the verdict of the jury and to render judgment in favor of the defendant, in accordance with the motion made by the defendant at the time of the trial for the court to instruct the jury to return a verdict for defendant. This motion was sustained, “and the verdict of the *125jury herein he set aside and for…