Onderisin v. Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co.

This is an action under the Federal Employer’s Liability Act to recover damages for personal injuries claimed to have been sustained as a result of the negligence of the defendant railway in failing to provide a safe way for plaintiff to walk to his place of employment. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $12,500. Defendant appeals from the judgment entered on the verdict and from the court’s orders denying post-trial motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial.

Defendant contends: (1) that the court erred in giving plaintiff’s instruction No. 4…